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Swedish overseas colonies (Swedish: Svenska utomeuropeiska kolonier) consisted of the overseas colonies controlled by Sweden. Sweden possessed overseas colonies from 1638 to 1663, in 1733 and from 1784 to 1878. Sweden possessed five colonies, four of which were short lived. The colonies spanned three continents: Africa, Asia and North America.
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Swedish overseas colonies. Sweden established colonies in the Americas in the mid-17th century, including the colony of New Sweden (1638–1655) on the Delaware River in what is now Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, as well as two possessions in the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Now called Delaware, New Sweden stood to make a considerable profit due to tobacco growth. There are still people of Swedish descent remaining in former colonies of Sweden. Swedish colonialism however is not limited to overseas colonies and territories, Sweden has practiced internal colonialism, since its origins.
Sweden at the height of its territorial expansion, following the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. This is a list of possessions of Sweden held outside of Sweden proper during the early modern period . Fiefs
Swedish Empire including overseas territories. 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.
The exhibit, curated by the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, DC, showcases his "warmth, humor, deep exploration of loneliness, and the search for meaning." It opens on Jan. 11 and runs through Feb. 9.
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.