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Map of the Swedish Empire in mainland Europe (1560 to 1815) Items portrayed in this file depicts. Sweden. Swedish Empire. ... (1674-1675) Usage on ko.wikipedia.org
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 ...
Magnus Julius De la Gardie (April 14, 1674 – 1741): A notable general and politician who played a significant role in Swedish military and political affairs. Deaths Ebba Brahe (January 5, 1674): A prominent landowner and the love interest of King Gustavus Adolphus. She was born in 1596 and was known for her influence and contributions to ...
In 1674, Sweden invaded Brandenburg to assist its ally, France. Denmark–Norway, who wanted to regain its lost territories, joined the anti-Swedish alliance and invaded the Swedish possessions in Germany in 1675. [1] The Danes passed Wismar, and marched through Rostock, to Swedish Pomerania, where the Swedish forces were concentrated. [2]
The Swedish invasion of Brandenburg (1674–75) (German: Schwedeneinfall 1674/75) involved the occupation of the undefended Margraviate of Brandenburg by a Swedish army launched from Swedish Pomerania during the period 26 December 1674 to the end of June 1675. The Swedish invasion sparked the Swedish-Brandenburg War that, following further ...
1674 in the Holy Roman Empire (2 C, 2 P) I. 1674 in Ireland ... 1674 in Sweden (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "1674 in Europe"
Cities, held outside the realm, where Swedish mints were established. Stade ; Osnabrück (Saxony) Erfurt ; Mainz (Electorate of the Palatinate) Würzburg ; Fürth (Bavaria) Nuremberg (Bavaria) Augsburg (Bavaria) Elbląg (Poland, 1626–1635 and 1655–1660) Toruń (Poland, 1655–1658)
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.