Kexholm County
Kexholm County Kexholms län Käkisalmen lääni | |||||||||
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County of the Swedish Empire | |||||||||
1634–1721 | |||||||||
Capital | Kexholm | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Treaty of Nöteborg | 12 August 1323 | ||||||||
1634 | |||||||||
• Great Northern War | 1700–21 | ||||||||
• Treaty of Nystad | 30 August 1721 | ||||||||
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Kexholm County (Swedish: Kexholms län, Finnish: Käkisalmen lääni) was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1721, when the southern part was ceded to the Russian Empire in the Treaty of Nystad. The capital of the county was Kexholm (Finnish: Käkisalmi), which today is Priozersk.
History
The county was ceded to Sweden by
Suojärvi in the east. In the south and west, the county was bordered by Viborg and Nyslott County
.
Following the
County of Savolax and Kymmenegård
.
After the Russian victory in the
Sweden ceded all its territory in Finland to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn. As part of the Russian Empire Finland came to constitute a separate grand duchy. In 1812 Russia made the territories of the Vyborg Governorate part of the new Grand Duchy of Finland as Viipuri Province
.
Maps
Governors
- Henrik Månsson 1634–1636
- Magnus Nieroth 1636–1641
- Henrik Piper 1641–1642 (acting)
- Reinhold Mettstake 1642–1652
- Jakob Törnsköld 1652–1656
- Karl von Scheiding 1657–1660
- Patrick Ogilwie 1660–1674
- Berendt Mellin 1674–1690
See also