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Possessions of Sweden

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Possessions of Sweden

This is a list of possessions of Sweden held outside of Sweden proper during the early modern period.

Contents

Fiefs

Fiefs that were held for a limited time.

  • Scania (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332–1360)
  • Hven (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332–1360)
  • Blekinge (Agreement of Helsingborg, 1332–1360)
  • Halland (Treaty of Varberg, 1343–1360)
  • Elbing (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Braunsberg (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Pillau (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Fischhausen (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Lochstädt (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Memel (Treaty of Altmark, 1629–1635)
  • Bremen (Recess of Stede, 1654–1666)
  • Bornholm (Treaty of Roskilde, 1658–1660)
  • Trøndelag (Treaty of Roskilde, 1658–1660)

    • Colonies

  • Fort Apollonia, present Beyin: 1655–1657.
  • Fort Christiansborg/Fort Frederiksborg, which became the capital, present Osu: 1652–1658
  • Fort Batenstein, present Butri: 1650–1656.
  • Fort Witsen, present Takoradi: 1653–1658.
  • Carolusborg: April 1650 – January/February 1658, 10 December 1660- 22 April 1663
  • New Sweden on the banks of the Delaware River in North America: 1638–1655
  • Guadeloupe (1813–1814; returned to France)
  • Saint-Barthélemy (1784–1878; sold to France)

    • Mint Cities

    Cities, held outside the realm, where Swedish mints were established.

  • Stade (Saxony)
  • Osnabrück (Saxony)
  • Erfurt (Thuringia)
  • Mainz (Electorate of the Palatinate)
  • Würzburg (Bavaria)
  • Fürth (Bavaria)
  • Nuremberg (Bavaria)
  • Augsburg (Bavaria)
  • Elbing (Royal Prussia – part of Poland, 1626–1635 and 1655–1660)
  • Thorn (Royal Prussia – part of Poland, 1655–1658)

    • Territories held under Martial Law

  • Strasburg, Prussia (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Dirschau, Prussia (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Wormditt, Prussia (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Mehlsack, Prussia (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Frauenburg, Prussia (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Marienburg, Prussia (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Stuhm, Prussia (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Danziger Haupt, Prussia (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
  • Landsberg (agreement with Brandenburg, 1641–1643)
  • Frankfurt (Oder) (agreement with Brandenburg, 1641–1643)
  • Leipzig (agreement with Saxony, 1646–1648)
  • Memmingen (agreement with Bavaria, 1647–1648)
  • Überlingen (agreement with Bavaria, 1647–1648)

    • References

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