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The Treaty of Stockholm refers to three treaties signed in 1719 and 1720 that ended the Great Northern War between Sweden on one side and Hannover, Prussia and Denmark-Norway on the other. The last remains of the conflict were then concluded by signing the Treaty of Nystad with Russia in 1721.

1 The treaty with Hannover

In the treaty with Hannover on November 9, 1719, Sweden cedes the dominion of Bremen-Verden.

2 The treaty with Prussia

In the treaty with Prussia on January 21, 1720, Sweden cedes Stettin, Swedish Pomerania south of the river Peene, the islands of UsedomUsedom (Polish name Uznam is an island north of the mouth of the Oder river, where it flows into the Szczecin Bay (ger: Stettiner Haff pol: Zalew Szczecinski . It belongs to the region called Pomerania. Most of the island is a part of Mecklenburg-Western and Wollin, and the towns of Damm and Gollnow.

3 The treaty with Denmark-Norway

In the treaty with Denmark-Norway on June 3June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. Events 1098 Crusaders take Antioch, Turkey. 1140 French scholar, Peter Abelard found guilty of heresy. 1608 Samuel de Champlain completes his thi, 1720, Sweden pays 600,000 Riksdaler in damages and breaks the alliance with Holstein

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