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Name: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Denmark and Prussia (Military Occupation)

Type: Polity

Start: 1715 AD

End: 1720 AD

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poland-lithuania,denmark,brandenburg-prussia

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Denmark and Prussia that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment


  • June 1715: The Siege of Wismar in 1715 was part of the Great Northern War. The city was besieged by the forces of Tsar Peter the Great of Russia, leading to its surrender and subsequent division of the territory between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Denmark, and Prussia.
  • August 1715: Storming of the Peenemünder Schanze.
  • November 1715: The Allies succeeded in conquering Rügen on November 17th.
  • December 1715: Surrender of the Swedish garrison of Stralsund Fortress on December 23, 1715.
  • Chronology


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    1. Northern Wars


    A series of wars fought in northern and northeastern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.

    1.1.Great Northern War

    Was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.

    1.1.1.Phase 2: Sweden Defending itself

    Was the second phase of the Great Northern War. It consisted in the counterattack of all the countries that Sweden had invaded during the first phase of the war.

    1.1.1.1.Pomeranian Campaign

    Was a joint Danish, Prussian and Polish military campaign in Pomerania during the Great Northern War.

  • April 1716: The Siege of Wismar in 1715 was part of the Great Northern War. The Swedish forces, led by General Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, defended the city against the coalition of Danish, Polish-Lithuanian, and Prussian troops. The siege ended in 1716 with the territory of Wismar being divided among the victorious powers.

  • 1.1.2.Peace Treaties of the Great Northern War

    Were the peace treaties that ended the Great Northern War.

    1.1.2.1.Peace of Stockholm (1720)

    Two treaties signed in 1719 and 1720 that ended the war between Sweden and an alliance of Hanover and Prussia.

  • February 1720: In 1720, the Kingdom of Prussia acquired Stettin, Western Pomerania up to the Peene River, and the islands of Usedom and Wollin from Sweden. This territorial exchange was part of the Treaty of Stockholm, negotiated by Swedish diplomat Johan Gyllenstierna and Prussian envoy Friedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow. The payment of two million thalers was made to Sweden as part of the agreement.

  • 1.1.2.2.Peace of Frederiksborg

    Was a treaty that ended the Great Northern War between Denmark-Norway and Sweden.

  • July 1720: In 1720, as part of the Treaty of Stockholm, Denmark returned the territories of Rügen and Western Pomerania north of the Peene, as well as the dominion of Wismar, to Sweden. This agreement was negotiated by Swedish King Frederick I and Danish King Frederick IV.
  • July 1720: In 1720, as part of the Treaty of Stockholm, Denmark returned the territories of Rügen and Western Pomerania north of the Peene, as well as the dominion of Wismar, to Sweden. This agreement was negotiated by King Frederick I of Sweden and King Frederick IV of Denmark.

  • Disestablishment


  • February 1720: In 1720, the Kingdom of Prussia acquired Stettin, Western Pomerania up to the Peene River, and the islands of Usedom and Wollin from Sweden. This territorial exchange was part of the Treaty of Stockholm, negotiated by Swedish diplomat Johan Gyllenstierna and Prussian envoy Friedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow. The payment of two million thalers was made to Sweden as part of the agreement.
  • July 1720: In 1720, as part of the Treaty of Stockholm, Denmark returned the territories of Rügen and Western Pomerania north of the Peene, as well as the dominion of Wismar, to Sweden. This agreement was negotiated by Swedish King Frederick I and Danish King Frederick IV.
  • July 1720: In 1720, as part of the Treaty of Stockholm, Denmark returned the territories of Rügen and Western Pomerania north of the Peene, as well as the dominion of Wismar, to Sweden. This agreement was negotiated by King Frederick I of Sweden and King Frederick IV of Denmark.
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