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Treaty of Altranstadt

Sweden · Warfare / Great Northern War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1706Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1706

Charles XII24 September 1706

Altranstadt · Warfare / Great Northern War

Augustus II accepts Swedish terms, recognises Stanislaw Leszczynski and makes peace with Sweden.

Charles XII24 September 1706

Altranstadt · Warfare / Great Northern War

Charles XII forces Augustus II to make peace and renounce the Polish crown.

Charles XII24 September 1706

Altranstadt · Warfare / Great Northern War

Charles XII uses the treaty to remove Saxony from the war and isolate Russia as Sweden's main enemy.

Charles XII24 September 1706

Altranstadt · Warfare / Great Northern War

Forces Augustus II to renounce the Polish crown.

Carl Piper24 September 1706

Altranstadt · Warfare / Great Northern War

Piper helps manage Swedish diplomacy as Augustus II accepts Charles XII's peace terms.

Carl Gustav Rehnskiold24 September 1706

Altranstadt · Warfare / Great Northern War

Rehnskiold's victories help place Sweden in the strong position that forces Augustus II to negotiate.

Names involved

Carl Gustav RehnskioldCarl PiperCharles XII

Provenance

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