Treaty of Stolbovo

The Treaty of Stolbovo (

After nearly two months of negotiations, representatives from Sweden and Russia met at the now-derelict village of Stolbovo, south of Lake Ladoga, now in Volkhovsky District. The meeting took place on 9 March [O.S. 27 February] 1617. From the outset, Sweden had gone into the negotiations with very high ambitions and hopes of fulfilling the old dream of making all Russian trade pass through Swedish territory. As a consequence of that ambition, the Swedes originally demanded far-reaching territorial gains into western Russia, including the important northern port of Arkhangelsk.^[3]

However, King

In the resulting peace treaty, the Russian tsar and Swedish king agreed to the following terms:[6]

• Sweden gained the
  Nöteborg, (now Shlisselburg, Russia
  ).
• Russia renounced all claims to
  Livonia and would pay Sweden war indemnities of 20,000 rubles.^[7]
• Novgorod
  and other Swedish territorial gains during the war would be returned to Russia.
• Sweden had the right to keep all spoils of war collected before 20 November 1616.
• The city of Gdov was to remain in Swedish hands until the peace had been confirmed and the borders fully established.
• Sweden recognised
  Michael Romanov as the rightful Russian tsar
  and ended further Swedish claims in the Russian throne.
• Russia was allowed free trade at normal trade tariffs, which ensured that Sweden would not completely cripple Russia.
• Russia was allowed to establish merchant houses in
  Novgorod, Pskov and Moscow
  .

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