Treaty of Fredrikshamn
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| Signed | 17 September 1809 |
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| Location | Fredrikshamn, Russia |
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The Treaty of Fredrikshamn (
Kurt von Stedingk (former Swedish ambassador to Petersburg) and Colonel Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand.[1]
In the treaty, Sweden ceded Finnish territories to Russia.[2]
Terms
According to the treaty Sweden ceded parts of the provinces
independence
.
A reference to
Emperor
who had granted the original promise.
During the negotiations, Swedish representatives had namely endeavoured to escape the loss of the Åland islands, "the fore-posts of Stockholm," as
Napoleon's invasion of Russia
.
Notes
- ^ Pokhlebkin (1995)
- S2CID 240188077.
- ^ "The Solemn Assurance of the Sovereign given by the Emperor Alexander I 1809".
References
- Похлебкин В.В. (1995) Внешняя политика Руси, России и СССР за 1000 лет в именах, датах, фактах: Справочник, М.: Междунар. отношения –
- Pokhlebkin, V.V. (1995) Foreign policy of Russia, Russia and the USSR in 1000 years: the names, the dates, the facts: a reference book, Moscow : International Relations, ISBN 5-7133-0845-6(in Russian)