Realm · 1612–1721
Swedish Empire
Swedish Empire appears on the map from 1612 to 1721. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1632, it covered about 1.02 million km².
Sweden left the Danish-led Kalmar Union under Gustav Vasa in 1523, and his heirs built a strong, Lutheran, centralised state rich in iron and copper. Gustavus Adolphus turned it into a great power: his reformed army won stunning victories in the Thirty Years' War, and by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 Sweden held lands around the Baltic in Finland, Estonia, Livonia, Pomerania and Bremen. Charles X Gustav took Scania and other provinces from Denmark in 1658, and Sweden briefly had a colony on the Delaware River. More about Swedish Empire.
See Swedish Empire on the map in 1632
- On the map
- 1612–1721
- Greatest extent
- 1632, about 1.02 million km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Swedish Empire · Wikidata Q215443
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1612–1618 | 716,066 km² |
| 1619–1628 | 760,642 km² |
| 1629–1631 | 809,738 km² |
| 1632–1635 | 1.02 million km² |
| 1636–1639 | 819,204 km² |
| 1640–1641 | 846,503 km² |
| 1642–1644 | 879,223 km² |
| 1645–1647 | 955,230 km² |
| 1648–1652 | 895,488 km² |
| 1653–1658 | 896,464 km² |
| 1659–1661 | 945,861 km² |
| 1662–1669 | 921,329 km² |
| 1670–1682 | 920,783 km² |
| 1683–1701 | 919,088 km² |
| 1702–1705 | 916,681 km² |
| 1706–1708 | 907,252 km² |
| 1709–1712 | 922,559 km² |
| 1713–1717 | 800,952 km² |
| 1718–1720 | 502,772 km² |
| 1721 | 800,952 km² |
Related
- Swedish Empire empire
- Thirty Years' War 23 May 1618 – 24 October 1648
- Seven Years' War 17 May 1756 – 15 February 1763
- Napoleonic Wars 18 May 1803 – 20 November 1815
- The world in 1650: Crisis and New Dynasties chapter
- The world in 1700: Sun Kings and Sultans chapter