Second Northern War

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17th-century conflict war

The Second Northern War (1655–1660) was a major mid-17th-century conflict in Northern and Central Europe, primarily involving Sweden against a coalition including Poland-Lithuania, Russia, Denmark-Norway, and Brandenburg-Prussia, which reshaped the regional balance of power.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Second Northern War canonical 22
Northern Wars 7
Battles of the Second Northern War 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Northern War ⓘ
surface form: First Northern War

Deluge ⓘ
surface form: The Deluge
cause Russo-Polish wars ⓘ
surface form: Ongoing Russo–Polish War

Swedish ambition to dominate the Baltic Sea ⓘ
Weakening of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
chronology follows Torstenson War ⓘ
precedes Scanian War ⓘ
combatant Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Brandenburg–Prussia

Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
commander Charles X Gustav of Sweden ⓘ
Frederick III of Denmark ⓘ
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
John II Casimir Vasa ⓘ
conflictType multi-front war ⓘ
endTime 1660 ⓘ
hasEffect Limitation of Swedish hegemony in the Baltic ⓘ
Long-term decline of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Shift in balance of power in Northern Europe ⓘ
Strengthening of Brandenburg–Prussia ⓘ
location Central Europe ⓘ
Northern Europe ⓘ
mainBelligerent Sweden ⓘ
opposingBelligerent Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Brandenburg–Prussia

Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
partOf Northern Wars ⓘ
result Confirmation of Prussian sovereignty for the Hohenzollerns ⓘ
Devastation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Rise of Brandenburg–Prussia’s autonomy ⓘ
Swedish military expansion checked ⓘ
Territorial adjustments in the Baltic region ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Warsaw (1656) ⓘ
Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660) ⓘ
The Deluge (Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) ⓘ
surface form: Swedish Deluge in Poland

Swedish invasion of Poland ⓘ
Treaty of Bromberg ⓘ
Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) ⓘ
Treaty of Oliva ⓘ
Treaty of Roskilde ⓘ
Treaty of Bromberg ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Wehlau
startTime 1655 ⓘ
theatre Baltic Sea coast region ⓘ
surface form: Baltic Sea region

Denmark and southern Scandinavia ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form: Poland–Lithuania

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frederick III of Denmark → conflict → Second Northern War ⓘ
Frederick III of Denmark → conflict → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658)
Frederick III of Denmark → conflict → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)
Charles X Gustav of Sweden → notableEvent → Second Northern War ⓘ
Charles X Gustav of Sweden → conflict → Second Northern War ⓘ
Charles X Gustav of Sweden → conflict → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Wars
Vistula River → historicalEventLocation → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swedish Deluge campaigns in the 17th century
Scanian War → partOf → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Wars
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg → participantIn → Second Northern War ⓘ
Polish–Swedish wars → partOf → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Wars
Polish–Swedish wars → includesConflict → Second Northern War ⓘ
Aleksey Mikhailovich Romanov → conflict → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658)
Electorate of Brandenburg → significantEvent → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Wars
Stormaktstiden → majorConflict → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Wars
Treaty of Oliva → partOf → Second Northern War ⓘ
Treaty of Oliva → alsoEnded → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Wars
Treaty of Roskilde → resultOf → Second Northern War ⓘ
Treaty of Roskilde → historicalContext → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Wars
Deluge → partOf → Second Northern War ⓘ
Crossing of the Belts → partOf → Second Northern War ⓘ
Crossing of the Belts → militaryTheater → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scandinavian theater of the Second Northern War
Second Northern War → alsoKnownAs → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Northern War
Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) → partOfConflict → Second Northern War ⓘ
Carl Gustaf Wrangel → participantIn → Second Northern War ⓘ
Czarniecki → notableEvent → Second Northern War ⓘ
subject surface form: Stefan Czarniecki
Prostki → partOf → Second Northern War ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Prostki
John II Casimir Vasa → event → Second Northern War ⓘ
Siege of Jasna Góra → conflictOf → Second Northern War ⓘ
Treaty of Bromberg → partOf → Second Northern War ⓘ
Treaty of Bromberg → relatedConflict → Second Northern War ⓘ
Battle of Prostki → conflict → Second Northern War ⓘ
Battle of Prostki → partOf → Second Northern War ⓘ
Battle of Prostki → category → Second Northern War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battles of the Second Northern War
Battle of Warsaw (1656) → partOf → Second Northern War ⓘ
Brandenburg-Prussia → significantEvent → Second Northern War ⓘ
Battle of Częstochowa (1655) → conflict → Second Northern War ⓘ