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  2. File:Flag-map of the Swedish Empire (1658).svg - Wikipedia

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    Flag map of The Swedish Empire (in 1658) Summary. Description: English: Flag-map of the Swedish Empire (1658) Date: 15 November 2023: Source: Own work: Author: User ...

  3. Swedish Empire - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. File:The height of Swedish territories in 1658.svg - Wikipedia

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  5. Swedish overseas colonies - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Category:1658 in the Swedish colonial empire - Wikipedia

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  7. 1658 in Sweden - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Kobron; Battle of Tybrindvig; February 6 – Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross the Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea.; February 26 – The peace between Sweden and Denmark is concluded in Roskilde by the Treaty of Roskilde, under which Denmark is forced to cede significant territory.

  8. Dominions of Sweden - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. History of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    The history of Sweden can be traced back to the melting of the Northern Polar Ice Caps.From as early as 12000 BC, humans have inhabited this area. Throughout the Stone Age, between 8000 BC and 6000 BC, early inhabitants used stone-crafting methods to make tools and weapons for hunting, gathering and fishing as means of survival. [1]