The Swedish Empire

by **Yuriski** Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:45 pm

Det Svenska Riket

Spoiler:

Zones of Control and Claims:

Claims and Regions:

ZoC:

Capital City: Stockholm.
Government Type: Absolute Monarchy.
Economic System: Capitalist.
Leader Name: King Gustaf IV.
Ruling Political Faction: House of Holstein-Gottorp (House of Oldenburg).
Most Followed Religion / State Religion: Catholicism.

History: During the Great Northern War, 1700-1709, having defeated the Danish and Poles and able to expand uncontested, Charles XII marched westwards into Norway, swiftly taking the Norwegian mainland in the short Swedish Conquest of Norway. This enabled the Swedish Empire to maintain it's status as a great power, as well as inherit the Norwegian throne through conquest.

By 1780, during the reign of Gustav III, most Norwegians had become to accept Sweden as their home, with only minor pockets of nationalists remaining. This could also be said for the residents of the Swedish Baltics, who have become accustomed to Swedish rule over the decades.

International Relations:

Alliances: None.
Organisations: None.
Treaties: None.

The Swedish Army | 22 MP / 11cu:

The Swedish Navy | 28 MP / 14cu: