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Information

Name: Kingdom of Sweden

Type: Polity

Nation: sweden

Start: 1156

End: 2022

polity Kingdom of Sweden: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.

Is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden exists as a country since 970 AD. King Sverker I of Sweden (1134-55) is said to have permanently integrated Götaland and Svealand into the Kingdom of Sweden.

Kingdom of Sweden: Maximal extension of the polity

Kingdom of Sweden: Maximal extension of the polity

 Kingdom of Sweden: Population Density in 1156 AD

Kingdom of Sweden: Population Density by Year

 Events Navigation: Kingdom of Sweden

Events Navigation: Kingdom of Sweden

 Kingdom of Sweden: video summary

Kingdom of Sweden: video summary

1. Maps of Political Control Over Time

map_chart iconKingdom of Sweden: Maximal extension of the polity compared to modern borders

map_chart iconKingdom of Sweden: Map showing the initial year each territory was ruled by the polity

map_chart iconKingdom of Sweden: Map showing the final year each territory was ruled by the polity

map_chart iconKingdom of Sweden: Map showing how many years the polity ruled each territory

2. Maximum Historical Extents during Events

map_chartRusso-Kazan Wars

map_chartWars of Ivan III

map_chartRusso-Swedish War (1495-1497)

map_chartFranco-Dutch War

map_chartScanian War

map_chartScanian Theatre (Scanian War)

map_chartGyldenløve War

map_chartFrench Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

map_chartFinnish War

map_chartDano-Swedish War of 1808-09

map_chartDanish Offensive (1808)

map_chartSwedish War of Liberation

map_chartRusso-Swedish War (1741-1743)

map_chartRusso-Swedish War (1788-90)

map_chartTheatre War

map_chart6000-Mark war

map_chartSwedish-Novgorodian Wars

map_chartKalmar War

map_chartRussian Civil War

map_chartDano-Swedish War (1470-71)

map_chartPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

map_chartNorthern Wars

map_chartNorthern Seven Years' War

map_chartRusso-Swedish War (1590-1595)

map_chartSecond Northern War

map_chartRusso-Swedish War (1656-1658)

map_chartTreaty of Roskilde (1658)

map_chartDano-Swedish War (1658-1660)

map_chartScanian War

map_chartScanian Theatre (Scanian War)

map_chartGyldenløve War

map_chartGreat Northern War

map_chartPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

map_chartLivonian-Estonian Frontier of the Great Northern War

map_chartIngrian Front of the Great Northern War

map_chartPhase 2: Sweden Defending itself

map_chartDanish Invasion of Schonen

map_chartRussian Offensive in the East

map_chartRussian Campaign in Finnland

map_chartRussian Invasion of Sweden

map_chartPhase 3: Sweden on the defensive (1710-1721)

map_chartRussian Invasion of Sweden

map_chartPeace Treaties of the Great Northern War

map_chartWar against Sigismund

3. Lists and Timelines of Events that took place in the Polity

list iconKingdom of Sweden: List of events the polity was involved in.

timeline iconKingdom of Sweden: Complete Timeline of the Wars Involving the Polity

statistic iconKingdom of Sweden: Top wars ordered by largest reached area

statistic iconKingdom of Sweden: Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area of the changes

statistic iconKingdom of Sweden: Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area difference

4. Maps Comparing Territorial Boundaries Before and After Wars

map_chartTime of Troubles

map_chartIngrian War

map_chartRusso-Kazan Wars

map_chartWars of Ivan III

map_chartRusso-Swedish War (1495-1497)

map_chartFranco-Dutch War

map_chartScanian War

map_chartGyldenløve War

map_chartFrench Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

map_chartFinnish War

map_chartDano-Swedish War of 1808-09

map_chartSwedish War of Liberation

map_chartRusso-Swedish War (1741-1743)

map_chartRusso-Swedish War (1788-90)

map_chart6000-Mark war

map_chartKalmar War

map_chartRussian Civil War

map_chartDano-Swedish War (1470-71)

map_chartEuropean wars of religion

map_chartThirty Years' War

map_chartThirty Years' War Minor Scenarios

map_chartTorstenson War

map_chartPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

map_chartNorthern Wars

map_chartLivonian War

map_chartNorthern Seven Years' War

map_chartRusso-Swedish War (1590-1595)

map_chartSecond Northern War

map_chartRusso-Swedish War (1656-1658)

map_chartDano-Swedish War (1658-1660)

map_chartScanian War

map_chartGyldenløve War

map_chartGreat Northern War

map_chartPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

map_chartWar against Augustus II

map_chartWar against Sigismund

5. Monthly Summaries of Events

summary iconSummary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for Kingdom of Sweden

Monthly Summaries of Events during Wars

summaryTime of Troubles

summaryIngrian War

summaryTreaty of Stolbovo

summaryRusso-Kazan Wars

summaryWars of Ivan III

summaryRusso-Swedish War (1495-1497)

summaryFranco-Dutch War

summaryScanian War

summaryScanian Theatre (Scanian War)

summaryGyldenløve War

summaryTreaty of Fontainebleau (1679)

summaryFrench Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

summaryFinnish War

summaryDano-Swedish War of 1808-09

summaryDanish Offensive (1808)

summarySwedish War of Liberation

summaryTreaty of Malmö (1523)

summaryRusso-Swedish War (1741-1743)

summaryTreaty of Åbo

summaryRusso-Swedish War (1788-90)

summaryTheatre War

summary6000-Mark war

summarySwedish-Novgorodian Wars

summaryKalmar War

summaryRussian Civil War

summaryDano-Swedish War (1470-71)

summaryEuropean wars of religion

summaryThirty Years' War

summaryThirty Years' War Minor Scenarios

summaryTorstenson War

summaryPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

summaryTruce of Altmark

summaryTreaty of Stuhmsdorf

summaryNorthern Wars

summaryLivonian War

summaryPolish and Swedish counterattack (Livonian War)

summaryTruce of Plussa

summaryNorthern Seven Years' War

summaryRusso-Swedish War (1590-1595)

summarySecond Northern War

summaryRusso-Swedish War (1656-1658)

summaryTreaty of Roskilde (1658)

summaryDano-Swedish War (1658-1660)

summaryScanian War

summaryScanian Theatre (Scanian War)

summaryGyldenløve War

summaryTreaty of Fontainebleau (1679)

summaryGreat Northern War

summaryPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

summaryLivonian-Estonian Frontier of the Great Northern War

summaryWar against Augustus II

summaryIngrian Front of the Great Northern War

summaryPhase 2: Sweden Defending itself

summaryDanish Invasion of Schonen

summaryRussian Offensive in the East

summaryRussian Campaign in Finnland

summarySwedish-Norwegian Front in the Great Northern War

summaryDanish Invasion of Sweden

summaryRussian Invasion of Sweden

summaryPhase 3: Sweden on the defensive (1710-1721)

summaryRussian Invasion of Sweden

summaryPeace Treaties of the Great Northern War

summaryPeace of Frederiksborg

summaryPeace of Nystad

summaryWar against Sigismund

6. Time Series of Territorial Changes

statistic iconKingdom of Sweden: Time Series of all Territorial Changes

Time Series of Territorial Changes by specific invasor/invaded couple

statistic iconAll times that Tsardom of Russia invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Russian Empire (Military Occupation) invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Kalmar Union

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Denmark-Norway (Military Occupation)

statistic iconAll times that Kalmar Union invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Denmark (Military Occupation) invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Swedish Rebels

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Sweden-Norway

statistic iconAll times that Sweden-Norway invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Denmark-Norway (Military Occupation) invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden (Poland) invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Denmark-Norway

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Kingdom of the Swedes, Goths and Wends

statistic iconAll times that Tsardom of Russia (Military Occupation) invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Sweden (Military Occupation)

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Kingdom of Denmark

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Denmark (Military Occupation)

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Russia (Military Occupation)

statistic iconAll times that Denmark-Norway invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Denmark invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Russia (Military Occupation) invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway

statistic iconAll times that Novgorod Republic (Golden Horde) invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Cnd. Sweden and Germany invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Brandenburg-Prussia (Territories outside Confederation) invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Tsardom of Russia

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded RSFSR

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Kingdom of Sweden (Poland)

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Brandenburg-Prussia (Territories outside Confederation)

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Tsardom of Russia (Military Occupation)

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Novgorod Republic (Golden Horde)

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Novgorod Republic

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Russian Empire (Military Occupation)

Time Series of Territorial Changes during specific Events

statisticTime of Troubles

statisticIngrian War

statisticTreaty of Stolbovo

statisticRusso-Kazan Wars

statisticWars of Ivan III

statisticRusso-Swedish War (1495-1497)

statisticFranco-Dutch War

statisticScanian War

statisticScanian Theatre (Scanian War)

statisticGyldenløve War

statisticTreaty of Fontainebleau (1679)

statisticFrench Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

statisticFinnish War

statisticDano-Swedish War of 1808-09

statisticDanish Offensive (1808)

statisticSwedish War of Liberation

statisticTreaty of Malmö (1523)

statisticRusso-Swedish War (1741-1743)

statisticTreaty of Åbo

statisticRusso-Swedish War (1788-90)

statisticTheatre War

statistic6000-Mark war

statisticSwedish-Novgorodian Wars

statisticKalmar War

statisticRussian Civil War

statisticDano-Swedish War (1470-71)

statisticEuropean wars of religion

statisticThirty Years' War

statisticThirty Years' War Minor Scenarios

statisticTorstenson War

statisticPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

statisticTruce of Altmark

statisticTreaty of Stuhmsdorf

statisticNorthern Wars

statisticLivonian War

statisticPolish and Swedish counterattack (Livonian War)

statisticTruce of Plussa

statisticNorthern Seven Years' War

statisticRusso-Swedish War (1590-1595)

statisticSecond Northern War

statisticRusso-Swedish War (1656-1658)

statisticTreaty of Roskilde (1658)

statisticDano-Swedish War (1658-1660)

statisticScanian War

statisticScanian Theatre (Scanian War)

statisticGyldenløve War

statisticTreaty of Fontainebleau (1679)

statisticGreat Northern War

statisticPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

statisticLivonian-Estonian Frontier of the Great Northern War

statisticWar against Augustus II

statisticIngrian Front of the Great Northern War

statisticPhase 2: Sweden Defending itself

statisticDanish Invasion of Schonen

statisticRussian Offensive in the East

statisticRussian Campaign in Finnland

statisticSwedish-Norwegian Front in the Great Northern War

statisticDanish Invasion of Sweden

statisticRussian Invasion of Sweden

statisticPhase 3: Sweden on the defensive (1710-1721)

statisticRussian Invasion of Sweden

statisticPeace Treaties of the Great Northern War

statisticPeace of Frederiksborg

statisticPeace of Nystad

statisticWar against Sigismund

7. Time Series of Historical Population and Area

statistic iconKingdom of Sweden: time series of its population and area throughout history

Historical Population and Area during specific Events

statisticTime of Troubles

statisticIngrian War

statisticTreaty of Stolbovo

statisticRusso-Kazan Wars

statisticWars of Ivan III

statisticRusso-Swedish War (1495-1497)

statisticFranco-Dutch War

statisticScanian War

statisticScanian Theatre (Scanian War)

statisticGyldenløve War

statisticTreaty of Fontainebleau (1679)

statisticFrench Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

statisticFinnish War

statisticDano-Swedish War of 1808-09

statisticDanish Offensive (1808)

statisticSwedish War of Liberation

statisticTreaty of Malmö (1523)

statisticRusso-Swedish War (1741-1743)

statisticTreaty of Åbo

statisticRusso-Swedish War (1788-90)

statisticTheatre War

statistic6000-Mark war

statisticSwedish-Novgorodian Wars

statisticKalmar War

statisticRussian Civil War

statisticDano-Swedish War (1470-71)

statisticEuropean wars of religion

statisticThirty Years' War

statisticThirty Years' War Minor Scenarios

statisticTorstenson War

statisticPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

statisticTruce of Altmark

statisticTreaty of Stuhmsdorf

statisticNorthern Wars

statisticLivonian War

statisticPolish and Swedish counterattack (Livonian War)

statisticTruce of Plussa

statisticNorthern Seven Years' War

statisticRusso-Swedish War (1590-1595)

statisticSecond Northern War

statisticRusso-Swedish War (1656-1658)

statisticTreaty of Roskilde (1658)

statisticDano-Swedish War (1658-1660)

statisticScanian War

statisticScanian Theatre (Scanian War)

statisticGyldenløve War

statisticTreaty of Fontainebleau (1679)

statisticGreat Northern War

statisticPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

statisticLivonian-Estonian Frontier of the Great Northern War

statisticWar against Augustus II

statisticIngrian Front of the Great Northern War

statisticPhase 2: Sweden Defending itself

statisticDanish Invasion of Schonen

statisticRussian Offensive in the East

statisticRussian Campaign in Finnland

statisticSwedish-Norwegian Front in the Great Northern War

statisticDanish Invasion of Sweden

statisticRussian Invasion of Sweden

statisticPhase 3: Sweden on the defensive (1710-1721)

statisticRussian Invasion of Sweden

statisticPeace Treaties of the Great Northern War

statisticPeace of Frederiksborg

statisticPeace of Nystad

statisticWar against Sigismund

8. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes

summary iconEvents Navigation: Kingdom of Sweden

summary iconEvents Navigation (Duration 1 Year): Kingdom of Sweden

summary iconEvents Navigation (Duration 10 Years): Kingdom of Sweden

All Territorial Changes during specific Events

summaryTime of Troubles

summaryIngrian War

summaryTreaty of Stolbovo

summaryRusso-Kazan Wars

summaryWars of Ivan III

summaryRusso-Swedish War (1495-1497)

summaryFranco-Dutch War

summaryScanian War

summaryScanian Theatre (Scanian War)

summaryGyldenløve War

summaryTreaty of Fontainebleau (1679)

summaryFrench Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

summaryFinnish War

summaryDano-Swedish War of 1808-09

summaryDanish Offensive (1808)

summarySwedish War of Liberation

summaryTreaty of Malmö (1523)

summaryRusso-Swedish War (1741-1743)

summaryTreaty of Åbo

summaryRusso-Swedish War (1788-90)

summaryTheatre War

summary6000-Mark war

summarySwedish-Novgorodian Wars

summaryKalmar War

summaryRussian Civil War

summaryDano-Swedish War (1470-71)

summaryEuropean wars of religion

summaryThirty Years' War

summaryThirty Years' War Minor Scenarios

summaryTorstenson War

summaryPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

summaryTruce of Altmark

summaryTreaty of Stuhmsdorf

summaryNorthern Wars

summaryLivonian War

summaryPolish and Swedish counterattack (Livonian War)

summaryTruce of Plussa

summaryNorthern Seven Years' War

summaryRusso-Swedish War (1590-1595)

summarySecond Northern War

summaryRusso-Swedish War (1656-1658)

summaryTreaty of Roskilde (1658)

summaryDano-Swedish War (1658-1660)

summaryScanian War

summaryScanian Theatre (Scanian War)

summaryGyldenløve War

summaryTreaty of Fontainebleau (1679)

summaryGreat Northern War

summaryPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

summaryLivonian-Estonian Frontier of the Great Northern War

summaryWar against Augustus II

summaryIngrian Front of the Great Northern War

summaryPhase 2: Sweden Defending itself

summaryDanish Invasion of Schonen

summaryRussian Offensive in the East

summaryRussian Campaign in Finnland

summarySwedish-Norwegian Front in the Great Northern War

summaryDanish Invasion of Sweden

summaryRussian Invasion of Sweden

summaryPhase 3: Sweden on the defensive (1710-1721)

summaryRussian Invasion of Sweden

summaryPeace Treaties of the Great Northern War

summaryPeace of Frederiksborg

summaryPeace of Nystad

summaryWar against Sigismund

9. Cities mentioned in territorial changes

city iconAluksne

city iconAnjala

city iconAvaskär

city iconBollnäs

city iconBorgå

city iconBorlänge

city iconBorås

city iconDorpat

city iconFalun

city iconFrederikshamn

city iconGothenburg

city iconGullberg

city iconGävle

city iconHalmstad

city iconHelsingborg

city iconHelsingfors

city iconHelsinki

city iconHjerpe

city iconHämeenlinna

city iconHärnösand

city iconJam

city iconJönköping

city iconKalmar

city iconKarlskrona

city iconKarlstad

city iconKexholm

city iconKiruna

city iconKoknese

city iconKoporje Fort

city iconKristianstad

city iconKuopio

city iconKuortane

city iconKvistrum

city iconLandskrona

city iconLinköping

city iconLovisa

city iconLuleå

city iconLund

city iconMalmö

city iconMariehamn

city iconMariestad

city iconMarstrand

city iconMem Castle

city iconNarva

city iconNorrköping

city iconNyenschanz Fort

city iconNyköping

city iconNyslott

city iconNöteborg

city iconOravais

city iconPitea

city iconPori

city iconPorvoo

city iconPälkäne

city iconRåå

city iconShlisselburg

city iconSkellefteå

city iconStegeborg

city iconStockholm

city iconSundsvall

city iconTrollhättan

city iconTurku

city iconUddevalla

city iconUmeå

city iconUppsala

city iconViborg

city iconVisby

city iconVyborg

city iconVänersborg

city iconVästerås

city iconVäxjö

city iconYama

city iconÄlvsborg

city iconÅmål

city iconÖrebro

city iconÖrnsköldsvik

city iconÖstersund

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