State

Swedish Empire

the years 1611–1721 in the history of Sweden

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1581–1721
Ended
1721
Capital
Stockholm
Government
monarchy
Languages
Swedish
Preceded by
history of Sweden (1523–1611)
Succeeded by
Age of Liberty

Overview

The Swedish Empire, referred to in Sweden as the Great Power Era (Swedish: stormaktstiden), was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden was a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region. During this period, it also held territories on the North Sea including overseas colonies, such as New Sweden. The beginning of the period is usually taken as the reign of Gustavus Adolphus, who ascended the throne in 1611, and its end as the loss of territories in 1721 following the Great Northern War.

After the death of Gustavus Adolphus in 1632, the empire was controlled for lengthy periods by part of the high nobility, such as the Oxenstierna family, acting as regents for under-aged monarchs.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Records (71)

  1. 1581 — Siege of NarvaBattle
  2. 1590 — Battle of IvangorodBattle
  3. 1590 — Siege of NarvaBattle
  4. 1595 — Treaty of TeusinaTreaty
  5. 1605–1618 — Polish–Muscovite WarWar
  6. 1610–1617 — Ingrian WarWar
  7. 1612 — Battle of AlvsborgBattle · Denmark ▸ Sweden
  8. 1612 — Battle of VaxholmBattle · Sweden ▸ Denmark
  9. 1621 — Siege of RigaSiege
  10. 1626–1629 — Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629War
  11. 1631 — Sack of MagdeburgSiege
  12. 1632 — Battle of Alte VesteBattle · Holy Roman Empire ▸ Sweden
  13. 1632 — Battle of LutzenBattle · Sweden, Saxe-Weimar ▸ Habsburg Empire
  14. 1632 — Battle of RainBattle · Sweden ▸ Habsburg Empire
  15. 1633 — Battle of PfaffenhoffenBattle
  16. 1633 — Relief of KonstanzSiege
  17. 1633 — Battle of KamieniecBattle · Poland ▸ Tatars, Moldavians, Wallachians
  18. 1633 — Battle of SteinauBattle · Habsburg Empire ▸ Sweden
  19. 1634 — Battle of NördlingenBattle
  20. 1634 — Siege of MindenSiege
  21. 1634–1644 — Ten Years’ WarWar
  22. 1634 — Battle of NordlingenBattle · Holy Roman Empire, Spain ▸ Sweden, German Protestants
  23. 1634 — Battle of RegensbergBattle · Habsburg Empire ▸ Regensburg
  24. 1635 — Battle of MainzBattle · France, Saxe-Weimar ▸ Habsburg Empire
  25. 1639 — Siege of PontarlierSiege
  26. 1646–1647 — Bavarian campaignCampaign
  27. 1651 — Stockholm incidentNaval battle
  28. 1655–1660 — DelugeWar
  29. 1655 — Invasion of New SwedenInvasion
  30. 1656 — Battle of RigaBattle · Sweden ▸ Russia
  31. 1658 — Capture of CarolusborgBattle
  32. 1658 — Invasion of CourlandInvasion
  33. 1676 — Battle of LundBattle · Sweden, Netherlands ▸ Denmark
  34. 1677 — Battle of LandskronaBattle · Sweden ▸ Denmark
  35. 1677 — Battle of MalmoBattle · Sweden ▸ Denmark
  36. 1677 — Battle of MarstrandBattle · Sweden ▸ Denmark
  37. 1677 — Battle of UdevallaBattle · Denmark ▸ Sweden
  38. 1695 — Anglo–Swedish skirmishNaval battle
  39. 1695 — Action of 10 August 1695Naval battle
  40. 1695 — Action of 18 April 1695Naval battle
  41. 1700–1721 — Great Northern WarWar
  42. 1700 — Battle of NarvaBattle
  43. 1700 — Scanian WarWar
  44. 1700 — Peace of TravendalTreaty
  45. 1700 — Battle of JungfernhofBattle · Sweden ▸ Saxony
  46. 1701 — Battle of DunamundeBattle · Sweden ▸ Russia, Poland, Saxony
  47. 1701 — Battle of RigaBattle · Sweden ▸ Russia, Poland, Saxony
  48. 1702 — Battle of ErestferBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  49. 1702 — Battle of HummelshofBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  50. 1702 — Battle of NoteborgBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  51. 1703 — Battle of NyenskansBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  52. 1704 — Battle of DorpatBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  53. 1704 — Battle of NarvaBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  54. 1705–1706 — Campaign of GrodnoCampaign
  55. 1705 — Battle of Kotlin IslandBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  56. 1709 — Battle of PoltavaBattle
  57. 1710 — Battle of HelsingborgBattle · Sweden ▸ Denmark
  58. 1710 — Battle of VyborgBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  59. 1713 — Battle of PalkaneBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  60. 1714 — Battle of HangoBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  61. 1714 — Battle of NapueBattle · Sweden ▸ Russia
  62. 1714 — Battle of StorkyroBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  63. 1716 — Battle of DynekilenBattle · Denmark ▸ Sweden
  64. 1719 — Treaties of StockholmTreaty
  65. 1719 — Battle of MarstrandBattle · Denmark ▸ Sweden
  66. 1719 — Battle of Osel IslandBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  67. 1719 — Battle of RevalBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  68. 1719 — Battle of StaketBattle · Sweden ▸ Russia
  69. 1720 — Battle of GrengamBattle · Russia ▸ Sweden
  70. 1721 — Treaty of NystadTreaty
  71. 1756–1763 — Seven Years' WarWar

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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