Northern Wars - Definition and Overview

King Charles X of Sweden

The Northern Wars (1655-1661) is a name sometimes used for the series of conflicts between Sweden and its adversaries Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (The Deluge, 1655-1660), Russia (1656-1661), Brandenburg-Prussia (1657-1660), the Holy Roman Empire (1657-60) and Denmark (1657-1658, 1658-1660). The same wars are sometimes referred differently in other countries: for example in Poland The Deluge sometimes is a name for the series of war against Sweden, Brandenburg, Russia, Siebenbürgen and Cossacks.

Peace Treaties

• Treaty of Roskilde with Denmark (February 26 1658)
• Treaty of Oliva with Poland (April 23, 1660)
• Treaty of Copenhagen with Denmark (May 27 1660)
• Treaty of Kardis with Russia (June 21 1661)

Note: Not to be confused with the Great Northern War (1700-1721)

See also

• List of Swedish wars
• Polish-Swedish War
• Treaty of Oliwa