The Territorial Evolution Of SWEDEN

Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get up to 60% OFF your subscription ➡️ Here: ▶ In this video I talk about the Territorial Evolution of Sweden. Did you know that at one point - at its territorial peak in 1658 - the Swedish Empire controlled parts of Norway, all of Finland, Ingria (in Russia), Estonia, Latvia, and even parts of Northern Germany? And did you know that from 1814 to 1905 they were in control of all of Norway? Here we will go through all the stages of Sweden’s territorial changes; understanding how it emerged as a country, expanding its territory to include all of modern Sweden (with a late addition of Scania which was still under Danish rule), then expanding as they became a Great Power in Northern Europe into the rest of the Nordics, the Baltic, Eastern Europe and Germany. Eventually losing most of this territory and being “reduced“ to what we know as Sweden today. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 01:18 Summarization of Sweden’s Territorial Evolution 03:50 The Eras of Swedish History 04:25 The Early Medieval Era (815 - 1397) 05:16 Babbel Language Learning 06:16 The Kalmar Union interregnum (1397 - 1523) 06:39 The Vasa Dynasty Era (1523 - 1611) 07:56 The Swedish Empire (1611 - 1721) 08:37 Thirty-Years War & Peace of Westphalia (1648) 09:44 New Sweden: A Colonial Empire Attempt (1638) 10:10 Second Northern War (1655) 10:42 Scanian War (1675) 11:37 The Great Northern War (1700) 13:09 The Age of Liberty (1721 - 1772) 13:54 The Gustavian Era (1772 to 1809) 15:05 Sixth-Coalition & Swedish–Norwegian Wars (1809-1814) 16:09 Sweden-Norway (1814-1905) 16:34 Modern Sweden (1905 - today) 16:52 Summary ▶ Follow me on Twitter: ▶Support me on Patreon & get exclusive / ahead of time content! ▶ Join the Discord Server: ▶ Business Contact: gilfamc@ ▶ Thanks for watching, remember to subscribe to catch future videos!