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| 1594 | Birth |  |
| 9th Dec Stockholm Birth of Henry, eldest son of Charles IX & his 2nd wife Chris tina of Holsten |
| 1611 | Succession | |
| 30th Oct Stockholm Succeeds as King of Sweden |
| 1617 | Capture | |
| Livonia Captures several Baltic ports in Livonia & forces Poland to sign an armistice |
| 1617 | Rule of Karelia | |
| 25th Feb Karelia Under the treaty of Stolbovo Russia cedes Ingermanland & eastern Karelia to Sweden |
| 1617 | Rule of Novgorod | |
| 25th Feb Novgorod Under the treaty of Stolbovo Russia secures the return of Novgorod from Sweden |
| 1617 | Treaty of Stolbovo | |
| 25th Feb Stolbovo Ends the Swedish occupation of Northern Russia |
| 25th Feb Stolbovo Russia gains recognition of the Tsarist title |
| 25th Feb Stolbovo Russia gives up access to the Baltic Sea |
| 25th Feb Stolbovo Russia pays Sweden 20,000 silver roubles & cedes Ingermanland & eastern Karelia |
| 25th Feb Stolbovo Russia secures the return of Novgorod from Sweden |
| 25th Feb Stolbovo Sweden renounces plans to expand toward the White Sea |
| 25th Feb Stolbovo The Treaty of Stolbovo returns Novgorod to Moscow |
| 1621 | Capture | |
| 15th Sep Riga Captures Riga |
| 1621 | Invasion of Estonia | |
| 15th Sep Estonia Invades Estonia & captures Riga |
| 1625 | Alliance | |
| 5th Mar Hamburg France & Sweden sign a pact |
| 1626 | Blockade of Gdansk | |
| Gdansk Blockades Gdansk after it refuses to surrender |
| 1626 | Invasion of Prussia | |
| Pilau Lands at Pillau & occupies all of northern Prussia, only Gdansk refuses to surrender |
| 1627 | Battle of Tczew | |
| Tczew Defeates the Polish forces under Koniecpolski |
| 1628 | Invasion of Poland | |
| Forced by Koniecpolski to retreat into Prussia |
| 1629 | Battle of Sztum | |
| Sztum Injured in battle & unable to wear armour again |
| Sztum The Swedish hold on the Baltic coast is unshaken |
| 1629 | Peace | |
| Altmark Poland needs peace & Gustavus wishes to enter the war in Germany |
| 1630 | Invasion of Germany | |
| Pomerania Lands in Pomerania with 13,000 men & advances on Stettin & Mecklenburg |
| 1630 | Siege of Mecklenburg | |
| Mecklenburg Lands in Pomerania with 13,000 men & advances on Stettin & Mecklenburg |
| 1630 | Siege of Stettin | |
| Stettin Lands in Pomerania with 13,000 men & advances on Stettin & Mecklenburg |
| 1631 | Alliance | |
| 23rd Jan Barwalde An alliance between Sweden & France, treaty of Barwalde |
| 17th Sep Saxony Concludes an alliance with Tilly & the elector of Saxony |
| 1631 | Battle of Breitenfeld, 1st | |
| 17th Sep Breitenfeld Ferdinand's Imperial army commanded by Tilly is defeated & Gustav takes Leipzig |
| 17th Sep Breitenfeld Gustavus joins up with Saxoy & confronts Tilly at Breitenfeld |
| 1631 | Battle of Lech | |
| 15th April Lech Defeats Tilly & Maximilian of Bavaria |
| 15th April Lech Occupies Augsburg, Munich & southern Bavaria after the battle of Lech |
| 1631 | Capture | |
| Frankfurt Captures Frankfurt On-the-Oder |
| 15th April Augsburg Occupies Augsburg, Munich & southern Bavaria after the battle of Lech |
| 15th April Bavaria Occupies Augsburg, Munich & southern Bavaria after the battle of Lech |
| 15th April Munich Occupies Augsburg, Munich & southern Bavaria after the battle of Lech |
| 17th Sep Breitenfeld After victory at Breitenfeld Gustavus captures Leipzig |
| 22nd Dec Mainz Captures Mainz & spends the winter there |
| 1631 | Siege of Magdeburg | |
| 20th Mar Magdeburg After the siege by Tilly's army the Protestant Princes rally to Gustavus Adolphus |
| Sep Magdeburg Gustavus joins up with Saxoy & confronts Tilly at Breitenfeld |
| Sep Magdeburg Tilly's troops sack Magdeburg |
| 1631 | Treaty of Barwalde | |
| 23rd Jan Barwalde Agrees not to make a separate peace for 5 yrs |
| 23rd Jan Barwalde An alliance between Sweden & France |
| 23rd Jan Barwalde Guarantees freedom of worship for Catholics in Germany |
| 1632 | Battle of Lutzen | |
| 16th Nov Lutzen Achieves victory but is killed in battle near Leipzig whilst leading a cavalry charge |
| 1632 | Death | |
| 16th Nov Lutzen Killed at the battle of Lutzen |
