Swedish Empire 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
• 1660–1697	Charles XI
• 1697–1718	Charles XII
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

• 

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

• 

  Swedish possessions in 1658. The year in parenthesis is the year the possession was given up or lost.

• 

  The development of Sweden and its empire from 1560 to 1815

• 

  King Charles X Gustav in skirmish with Polish Tatars near Warsaw during the Second Northern War

• 

  King Charles X Gustav

• 

  King Charles XI

• 

  Charles XII

• 

  Gustavus Adolphus