Kingdom of Sweden

Kingdom of Sweden is a state in Scandinavia and the Baltic (Europe) that has existed since 1721 CE. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

After the Great Northern War Sweden shrank to its present core, lost Finland to Russia in 1809 and has fought no war since 1814. It joined the EU in 1995 and NATO in 2024.

See Kingdom of Sweden on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1721 CE to the present

Duration

304 years

Type

State

Region

Scandinavia and the Baltic, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Stockholm

Came from

• Swedish Empire 1611 to 1721 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1769 Watt's steam engine
• 1789 French Revolution
• 1815 Battle of Waterloo
• 1871 Unification of Germany
• 1914 First World War begins
• 1917 Russian Revolution
• 1939 Second World War begins
• 1957 Treaty of Rome

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• Habsburg Monarchy 1526 to 1804 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Dutch Republic 1581 to 1795 CE
• Kingdom of France (Bourbon) 1589 to 1792 CE
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America

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