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Page 292
... Sweden and resurrect the Kalmar Union of Denmark , Norway , and Sweden . He was unable to gain any military advantage in the war , however , and reluctantly signed the Peace of Stettin with Sweden in 1570. Sweden remained inde- pendent ...
... Sweden and resurrect the Kalmar Union of Denmark , Norway , and Sweden . He was unable to gain any military advantage in the war , however , and reluctantly signed the Peace of Stettin with Sweden in 1570. Sweden remained inde- pendent ...
Page 644
... Sweden's chief seaport and second largest city , and seat of the län ( county ) of Göteborg och Bohus , on the Götaälv ( river ) estuary . In 1619 King Gustavus II Adolphus founded Göteborg on the estuary ( Sweden's only direct outlet ...
... Sweden's chief seaport and second largest city , and seat of the län ( county ) of Göteborg och Bohus , on the Götaälv ( river ) estuary . In 1619 King Gustavus II Adolphus founded Göteborg on the estuary ( Sweden's only direct outlet ...
Page 701
... Sweden , Saxony , and Poland returned to the status quo ante bellum , and Denmark gave back its conquests to Sweden in return for a substantial sum of money . By the Treaty of Nystad ( Sept. 10 , 1721 ) , which concluded the war between ...
... Sweden , Saxony , and Poland returned to the status quo ante bellum , and Denmark gave back its conquests to Sweden in return for a substantial sum of money . By the Treaty of Nystad ( Sept. 10 , 1721 ) , which concluded the war between ...
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