Treaty of Oliva | Europe [1660] | Britannica (original) (raw)
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Austria
In Austria: Austria as a great power …some military successes, but the Treaty of Oliva (1660) brought no territorial gains for Austria, though it stopped the advance of the Swedes in Germany. Read More
Poland
In Poland: John II Casimir Vasa The war ended with the Treaty of Oliwa (1660), which restored the territorial status quo before the Swedish invasion and brought the final renunciation of John Casimir’s claim to the crown of Sweden. Read More
Prussia
In Prussia: Ducal Prussia and the Kingdom of Prussia, to 1786 …and by diplomacy at the Peace of Oliva (1660) the ending of Poland’s suzerainty over Ducal Prussia. This made the Hohenzollerns sovereign over Ducal Prussia, whereas Brandenburg and their other German territories were still nominally parts of the Reich under the theoretical suzerainty of the Holy Roman emperor. Frederick William… Read More
In Jules, Cardinal Mazarin: Career as first minister of France. …“northern peace” (the treaties of Oliva and of Copenhagen on May 3 and May 27, 1660) and by returning Lorraine to its duke (Treaty of Paris, Feb. 28, 1661). Thus, at his death, the former diplomat of the Holy See could rejoice at having “returned peace to Christendom.” He would… Read More
