Treaty of Stockholm (1672)

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Treaty of Stockholm (1672)
TypeAlliance treaty
SignedApril 14, 1672
LocationStockholm
Signatories
Parties

The Treaty of Stockholm (1672) was an alliance treaty signed between Sweden and France on 14 April 1672.[1]

Stipulations[edit]

  • France is to pay an annual subsidy of 400,000 Rixdollar during peacetimes and 600,000 Rixdollar in wartime[2] to Sweden to support its army.[3]
  • Sweden is to support Louis XIV against any German prince that declares war against him.[4]
  • Sweden promises to uphold an army of at least 16,000 in Germany[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Wars of Louis XIV in Treaties (Part III): The Secret Alliance of Dover (1 June 1670)".
  2. ^ "Scandinavia a Political History of Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 1512 to 1900".
  3. ^ Storrs, Chris (2006). "Foreign Penetration of the Spanish Empire 1660–1714: Sweden, Scotland and England" (PDF). Shaping the Stuart World, 1603-1714. pp. 337–365. doi:10.1163/9789047417507_016. ISBN 9789047417507. S2CID 244765508.
  4. ^ "Google Scholar".
  5. ^ Lunde, Henrik O. (10 September 2014). A Warrior Dynasty: The Rise and Decline of Sweden as a Military Superpower. Casemate. ISBN 9781612002439.