Northern Wars

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The Northern Wars were a series of 16th–18th century conflicts in Northern and Eastern Europe, primarily involving Sweden, Poland–Lithuania, Russia, and Denmark-Norway, over regional dominance around the Baltic Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern European conflicts ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ
conflictIncluded Dano-Swedish War of 1657–1658 ⓘ
Dano-Swedish War of 1658–1660 ⓘ
Dano-Swedish War of 1675–1679 ⓘ
Deluge (Swedish invasion of Poland) ⓘ
Great Northern War ⓘ
Great Northern War of 1700–1721 ⓘ
linked to: Great Northern War

Ingrian War ⓘ
Kalmar War ⓘ
Livonian War ⓘ
Northern Seven Years' War ⓘ
Polish–Swedish War of 1600–1611 ⓘ
Polish–Swedish War of 1617–1618 ⓘ
Polish–Swedish War of 1621–1625 ⓘ
Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629 ⓘ
Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667 ⓘ
Russo-Swedish War of 1554–1557 ⓘ
Russo-Swedish War of 1590–1595 ⓘ
Russo-Swedish War of 1656–1658 ⓘ
Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743 ⓘ
Scanian War ⓘ
Second Northern War ⓘ
Torstenson War ⓘ
endCentury 18th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern period ⓘ
mainBelligerent Brandenburg–Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Brandenburg-Prussia

Courland ⓘ
Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
England ⓘ
France ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
mainIssue control of Baltic Sea trade routes ⓘ
regional hegemony in Northern Europe ⓘ
territorial expansion around the Baltic Sea ⓘ
mainRegion Eastern Europe ⓘ
Northern Europe ⓘ
mainTheater Baltic Sea region ⓘ
relatedConcept Baltic Sea trade ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ
balance of power in Europe ⓘ
result decline of Swedish Empire ⓘ
rise of Russia as a great power ⓘ
strengthening of Brandenburg–Prussia ⓘ
weakening of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
startCentury 16th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Northern War → partOf → Northern Wars ⓘ
Treaty of Lund → partOf → Northern Wars ⓘ
Livonian War → partOf → Northern Wars ⓘ
Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) → partOf → Northern Wars era ⓘ
linked to: Northern Wars
Baltic Sea trade routes → affectedBy → Northern Wars ⓘ
Georg von Derfflinger → participatedIn → Northern Wars ⓘ
Northern Seven Years' War → conflictIn → Northern Wars ⓘ
War against Poland–Lithuania → partOf → Northern Wars ⓘ
Treaty of Kardis → relatedConflict → Northern Wars ⓘ
Potop szwedzki → partOf → Northern Wars ⓘ
Treaty of Oliwa → partOf → Northern Wars ⓘ
Gyldenløve War → partOf → Northern Wars ⓘ
Gustaf Otto Stenbock → participantIn → Northern Wars ⓘ
Swedish army in Pomerania → conflict → Northern Wars ⓘ
Battle of Koldynga → conflict → Northern Wars ⓘ
Battle of Koldynga → partOf → Northern Wars ⓘ
Truce of Vilnius (1656) → partOf → Northern Wars ⓘ
Treaty of Plussa → partOf → Northern Wars in the Baltic region ⓘ
linked to: Northern Wars
Yamburg → historicalEvent → Northern Wars ⓘ
Vardøhus Fortress → usedDuring → Northern Wars ⓘ
The Deluge → historicalPeriod → Northern Wars ⓘ
Swedish invasion forces → conflict → Northern Wars ⓘ