Treaty of Roskilde
Type | Bilateral treaty |
---|---|
Signed | 8 March 1658 |
Location | Roskilde, Denmark |
Original signatories | |
Ratifiers |
|
The Treaty of Roskilde
After the treaty entered into force, Swedish forces continued to campaign in the remainder of Denmark–Norway, but had to withdraw from the Danish isles and Trøndelag in the face of a Dano–Norwegian and Dutch alliance. The Treaty of Copenhagen restored Bornholm to Denmark and Trøndelag to Norway in 1660, while the other provinces transferred in Roskilde remained Swedish.
Background
As the Northern Wars progressed,
Although Sweden also invaded Romsdal in western Norway, the local farmers rebelled and defied the Swedish taxes and military conscription vigorously. The Swedish governor was forced to send a full company of soldiers and 50 cavalry to collect taxes. The action was not successful, and the area remained largely autonomous.[3]
Provisions
The treaty's conditions included:[4][5][6]
- The immediate cession of the Danish province Scania (Skåne) to Sweden.
- The immediate cession of the Danish province Blekinge to Sweden.
- The immediate cession of the Danish province Halland, which under the terms of the Peace of Brömsebro, negotiated in 1645 was then occupied by Sweden for a term of 30 years, to Sweden.
- The immediate cession of the Danish province of Bornholm to Sweden.
- The immediate cession of the Norwegian province of Bohuslän (Båhuslen) to Sweden. This effectively secured for Sweden unrestricted access to western trade.
- The immediate cession of the Norwegian province of Trøndelag, then including Nordmøre and Romsdal, to Sweden.
- Danish renunciation of all anti-Swedish alliances.
- Danish prevention of any warships hostile to Sweden passing through the straits into the Baltic.
- Restoration of the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp to his estates.[7]
- Danish payment for Swedish occupation forces costs.
- Danish provision of troops to serve Charles in his broader wars.[8]
Aftermath
Copenhagen
The Swedish king was not content with his stunning victory, and at the
Bornholm and Trøndelag
Meanwhile, Norwegian forces succeeded in expelling the Swedish occupiers from Trøndelag. Eventually, the resulting Treaty of Copenhagen in 1660 restored Trøndelag to Norway, and also the island of Bornholm to Denmark.
The relinquishment of
The few months of experience with Swedish taxation and conscription left such bitter sentiments that it served to strengthen Dano-Norwegian unity and patriotism, making resistance to Swedish invasions of Denmark–Norway stronger over the next 80 years.[3]
Scania
According to the ninth article of the Treaty of Roskilde, which ceded Scania (Skåne), the inhabitants of the
See also
- Dominium maris baltici
- Dano-Swedish War (1657–58)
- List of treaties
References
- ^ Danish pronunciation: [ˈʁʌskilə]
- ^ ISBN 978-0-582-06429-4.
- ^ a b Stagg, Frank Noel (1954). West Norway and its Fjords. George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.
- ISBN 0-340-54644-1.
- ^ Scott, Franklin D. (1988). Sweden; the Nation's History. Southern Illinois Press.
- ^ Gjerset, Knut (1915). History of the Norwegian People, Volume II. The MacMillan Company.
- ^ Lisk, Jill (1967). The Struggle for Supremacy in the Baltic: 1600–1725. Funk & Wagnalls, New York.
- ^ ISBN 0-582-06429-5.
- ISBN 82-519-2001-9.
- ^ Gustafsson, Harald (26 February 2008). "Att göra svenskar av skåningar". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "Danske Lov 1683. Digital udgave". Bjoerna.dk. 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- SELIBR 900125.
External links
- Freden i Roskilde at the Danish-language Wikisource
- Scan of the treaty at IEG Mainz
- Transcription of the treaty at IEG Mainz