Possessions of Sweden

Sweden at the height of its territorial expansion, following the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658.

This is a list of possessions of Sweden held outside of Sweden proper during the early modern period.

Fiefs

Fiefs that were held for a short period of 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

Map of the Swedish Empire and all of its colonial possessions

Main article: Swedish colonial empire

• 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)
• Esequibo (1732–1739)
• Tobago (1733)
• Porto Novo (1733; lost to the French and British East India Companies)

Mint cities

Cities, held outside the realm, where Swedish mints were established.

• Stade (Saxony)
• Osnabrück (Saxony)
• Erfurt (Thuringia)
• Mainz (Electorate of the Palatinate)
• Würzburg (Bavaria)
• Fürth (Bavaria)
• Nuremberg (Bavaria)
• Augsburg (Bavaria)
• Elbląg (Poland, 1626–1635 and 1655–1660)
• Toruń (Poland, 1655–1658)

Territories held under martial law

• Brodnica, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
• Tczew, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
• Orneta, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
• Melzak, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
• Frombork, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
• Malbork, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
• Sztum, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
• Gdańska Głowa, Poland (conquest in the Polish War, held until 1629)
• Landsberg (Gorzów Wielkopolski) (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

• Swedish Empire
• Swedish overseas colonies
• Swedish colonization of the Americas
• Lands of Sweden
• Provinces of Sweden
• Dominions of Sweden
• Unions of Sweden
• Thirty Years' War
• History of Guadeloupe
• History of Ghana
• Swedish slave trade

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.