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Peace of Stettin

Swedish history

Also known as: Treaty of Stettin

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John III

In John III
…against Denmark by signing the Treaty of Stettin (1570), in which he formally renounced Sweden’s Estonian acquisitions, though he actually intended to keep them; the territories were largely regained by the end of his reign.
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Nordic Seven Years’ War

In Sweden: The early Vasa kings (1523–1611)
…a peace was signed at Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) in 1570, without change to any of the borders. Sweden was forced, however, to pay a large ransom to retrieve the fortress of Älvsborg, its only stronghold in the west. Before the peace was concluded, Erik XIV, accused of lunacy after…
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