Treaty of Nystad
Baltic war's end
The Treaty of Nystad was a 1721 peace agreement ending the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden.
The treaty marked Russia's emergence as a major European power, as Sweden ceded substantial Baltic territories including Estonia, Livonia, and parts of Finland.
Peter the Great's victory secured Russia's access to the Baltic Sea: The Treaty of Nystad transformed Russia into a maritime empire.
- LivoniaHistoric Baltic region
- EstoniaNorthern Baltic republic
- Tsardom of RussiaRussian monarchy, 1547-1721
- Peter the GreatRussian emperor, early 1700s
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
Charles · cession · Russian Empire · Finland · seal · signature · pen · Sweden · tsar · naval · paper · conquest · Russia · Baltic · dominion · empire · borders · wax
- 1700sMozart, Voltaire, colonial period, French Revolution, William III
- treatiestreaties, peace treaties, alliances, diplomatic pacts, bilateral agreements
- Northern WarsGreat Northern War, Peter the Great, Livonia, Baltic Sea, Sweden
- Peter Itsar, Romanov dynasty, Russia, Russian Empire, modernization
- Baltic historyRiga, Livonia, Baltic Germans, Teutonic Knights, Tallinn
- Muscovite RussiaIvan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Romanov dynasty, tsars, boyars
war vs. peace agreements
Treaty of Nystaddeclaration of war
Formal announcement of hostilities
war declaration · casus belli · Great Northern War · ultimatum