Swedish Empire facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Swedish Empire Kingdom of Sweden Det svenska stormaktsväldet Konungariket Sverige
1611–1718
Flag
The Swedish Empire at its height in 1658. Overseas possessions are not shown.
Capital	Stockholm
Common languages	Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Estonian, Sami, German, Livonian, Latvian, Danish
Religion	Lutheranism (Eastern orthodox faith recognized as minority religion)
Government	Monarchy
King
• 1611–1632	Gustav II Adolf the Great
• 1632–1654	Christina
• 1654–1660	Charles X Gustav
Lord High Chancellor
• 1612–1654	Axel Oxenstierna
• 1654–1656	Erik Oxenstierna
• 1660–1686	Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
Legislature	Riksdag of the Estates
Historical era	Early modern Europe
• Established	1611
• Disestablished	1718
Population
• 17th century	2500000
Currency	Riksdaler, Mark (until 1664), Carolin (from 1664)
Preceded by History of Sweden (1611–1648)
Today part of	Sweden  Finland  Norway  Russia  Estonia  Latvia  Germany  Denmark  Poland  Ghana  France  United States  Trinidad and Tobago  Saint Barthélemy  Guadeloupe

Swedish Empire was, between 1611 and 1718, one of the great powers of Europe. In modern historiography this period is known as the Swedish Empire, or stormaktstiden ("the era of great power").

Images for kids

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  Sweden's coat of arms (with erroneous tinctures) on a wall of City Hall at Lützen in Germany

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  Swedish possessions in 1658. The years in parentheses indicate when the possession was given up or lost.

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  Triumph of King Charles X Gustav over the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1655

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  King Charles XI

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  Charles XII

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  Gustavus Adolphus.

See also

In Spanish: Imperio sueco para niños