Possessions of Sweden
This is a list of possessions of Sweden held outside of Sweden proper during the early modern period.
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Sweden at the height of its territorial expansion, following the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658.
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.
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)
See also
External links
- Mémoire St Barth | History of St Barthélemy (archives & history of slavery, slave trade and their abolition), Comité de Liaison et d'Application des Sources Historiques.
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