Swedish Empire
RegionSweden/Baltic
Period1611-1721
Peak Size1.1 million km2
Founded ByGustavus Adolphus
About Swedish Empire
A major European power for a century. Gustavus Adolphus was called the Lion of the North. Controlled Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and parts of Germany and Poland. Carolus Rex Charles XII marched his army into Russia and was destroyed like Napoleon after him. Ended with the Great Northern War.
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