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1923 map showing Swedish possessions acquired between 1524 and 1658. Years in parentheses show when possession was lost. As a result of eighteen years of war, Sweden gained small and scattered possessions, but had secured control of three principal rivers in northern Germany—the Oder , the Elbe and the Weser —and gained toll-collection ...
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
Map of New Sweden c. 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.
English: Map showing the Swedish Empire at its peak along with when it conquered the territories they controlled and also when they lost the territories they lost.
English: State flag of Sweden from the 17th to 19th centuries, before the colour change to a brighter blue in 1906. ... Template:Country data Swedish Empire;
New Sweden; Polish–Russian War (1609–1618) Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568) Polish–Swedish union; Ruhnu; Scania; Siege of Narva (1581) Siege of Narva (1590) Siege of Reval (1570–1571) Siege of Reval (1577) Siege of Älvsborg (1563) Siege of Älvsborg (1612) Swedish expedition to Livonia; Tartu; Talk:Swedish Empire; Talk:Vasa (ship ...
New Sweden (Swedish: Nya Sverige) was a colony of the Swedish Empire between 1638 and 1655 along the lower reaches of the Delaware River in what is now Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Established during the Thirty Years' War when Sweden was a great power, New Sweden formed part of the Swedish efforts to colonize the Americas.