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Printable version; Page information; Get shortened URL; Download QR code; ... English: Flag-map of the Swedish Empire (1658) Date: 15 November 2023: Source: Own work ...
Updated borders for places like the Swedish-Finnish border and the Skåne-Blekinge border, added Blekinge, changed incorrect dates for places like Swedish Pomerania. 13:22, 23 January 2021: 800 × 877 (504 KB) Chhrls: Updated colours to be in-line with the ledger and fixed symbols connecting dates in ledger from YYYY - YYYY into YYYY–YYYY.
The Swedish Empire or the Age of Greatness (Swedish: stormaktstiden) [1] was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden became a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region.
Map of New Sweden ca. 1650 Seal of the Swedish governor of Saint Barthélemy, 1784–1878. By the middle of the 17th century, the Swedish Empire had reached its greatest territorial extent. The Swedes sought to extend their influence by creating an agricultural ( tobacco ) and fur trading colony to bypass French, English and Dutch merchants.
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Personal Command Sign of H.M. the King of Sweden (used on land). The greater Coat of arms of Sweden, which is blue divided quarterly by a cross pattée of gold 1905–present: Royal standard of Sweden, used by H.M. The King of Sweden and H.M. The Queen of Sweden: Royal flag with the greater national coat of arms 1905–present
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The Swedish Empire following the Treaty of Roskilde of 1658. Swedish possessions in 1658. The year in parentheses is the year the possession was given up or lost. The Dominions of Sweden or Svenska besittningar ("Swedish possessions") were territories that historically came under control of the Swedish Crown, but never became fully integrated with Sweden.