History of Sweden

The history of Sweden dates back to 9000 BC.

The Great War: 1700

Main article: Sweden and the Great Northern War

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Russia, Saxony-Poland, and Denmark-Norway pooled their power in 1700 and attacked the Swedish empire. Although the young Swedish King Charles XII won spectacular victories in the early years of the Great Northern War, his plan to attack Moscow and force Russia into peace proved too ambitious; he was shot during the siege of Frederiksten fortress in Norway in 1718. In the subsequent peace treaties, the allied powers, joined by Prussia and by England-Hanover, ended Sweden's reign as a great power and introduced a period of limited monarchy under parliamentary rule.

Related Topics:
Saxony - Poland - Denmark-Norway - Power - 1700 - Swedish empire - Charles XII - Great Northern War - Moscow - Norway - 1718 - Prussia - England - Hanover - Parliamentary

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