Treaty of Nystad 1721
Background
Great Northern War (1700-1721):
*Coalition led by Russia contesting
dominance of Sweden in
Northern/Eastern/Central Europe
*Alliance between DenmarkNorway, Saxony, and Russia
seized the opportunity to take
advantage of young, inexperienced
Charles XII (ruler of the Swedish
empire)
Provisions
*Ended the Great Northern War
*Estonia, Livonia, Ingria, and
South East Finland ceded to Russia
*Bulk of Finland and 2 million
silver thaler ceded to Sweden
*Rights of the Baltic-German
nobility spelled out (maintain
financial system, create a customs
border, autonomy, Lutheran
religion supported, German
language spoken)
Significance
*Tsardom of Russia shifted to an
empire with an emperor, raising
Russia to the greatest power in
Eastern Europe
*Swedish empire crumbled
*Swedish imperial era cut off
*Europe’s northern powers in pulse
with the Sweden’s weakening
status