Great Northern War

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European war early modern war war

The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a major conflict in Northern and Eastern Europe in which Russia under Peter the Great defeated Sweden, ending Swedish dominance in the region and establishing Russia as a great European power.

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Label	Occurrences
Great Northern War canonical	97
Eastern European theater of the Great Northern War	1
Eastern European theatre of the Great Northern War	1
Great Northern War campaigns in Norway	1
Great Northern War leadership	1
Great Northern War with Novgorod (internal Russian conflicts)	1
Northern European theatre of the Great Northern War	1
Northern Wars	1
Russian–Swedish conflict in the Great Northern War	1
Scanian theatre of the Great Northern War	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European war ⓘ early modern war ⓘ war ⓘ
cause	anti-Swedish coalition formed by Russia, Denmark–Norway, and Saxony-Poland ⓘ rivalry over control of the Baltic Sea ⓘ
consequence	confirmation of Russia as a major European power ⓘ end of Sweden as a great power in Europe ⓘ establishment of Saint Petersburg as Russian capital ⓘ
endTime	1721 ⓘ
hasCommander	Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt ⓘ Alexander Menshikov ⓘ Augustus II the Strong ⓘ Boris Sheremetev ⓘ Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld ⓘ Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway ⓘ Peter the Great ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Enlightened absolutism ⓘ surface form: Age of Absolutism Great Power era in Europe ⓘ
involvedTerritoryChange	Swedish cession of Bremen-Verden ⓘ Swedish cession of parts of Pomerania ⓘ ceding of Estonia from Sweden to Russia ⓘ ceding of Ingria from Sweden to Russia ⓘ ceding of Livonia from Sweden to Russia ⓘ ceding of parts of Karelia from Sweden to Russia ⓘ
location	Eastern Europe ⓘ Northern Europe ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Cossack Hetmanate ⓘ Denmark–Norway ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Hanover ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ Prussia ⓘ Saxony ⓘ Swedish Empire ⓘ Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
opponent	Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ Peter the Great ⓘ
partOf	Polish–Swedish wars ⓘ surface form: Northern Wars
result	Russian victory ⓘ decline of Swedish Empire ⓘ rise of Russian Empire as great power ⓘ
significantBattle	Battle of Fraustadt ⓘ Battle of Gadebusch ⓘ Battle of Helsingborg ⓘ Battle of Kliszów ⓘ Battle of Lesnaya ⓘ Battle of Narva (1700) ⓘ Battle of Poltava ⓘ Battle of Pruth ⓘ
significantSiege	Siege of Narva (1704) ⓘ Siege of Riga (1700) ⓘ Siege of Tönning ⓘ
startTime	1700 ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Altranstädt (1706) ⓘ Treaty of Frederiksborg ⓘ Treaty of Greifswald ⓘ Treaty of Nystad ⓘ Treaty of Pruth ⓘ Treaty of Stockholm (1719–1720) ⓘ Treaty of Thorn (1709) ⓘ Treaty of Travendal ⓘ

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House of Romanov → notableEventDuringRule → Great Northern War ⓘ

Peter the Great → knownFor → Great Northern War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Northern War leadership

Peter the Great → warParticipatedIn → Great Northern War ⓘ

Swedish Empire → partOf → Great Northern War ⓘ

Charles XII of Sweden → war → Great Northern War ⓘ

Tsardom of Russia → majorWar → Great Northern War ⓘ

Swedish Army → participatedIn → Great Northern War ⓘ

Fredriksten fortress → significantEvent → Great Northern War ⓘ

Fredriksten fortress → militaryConflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Sieges of Fredriksten fortress → conflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Sieges of Fredriksten fortress → relatedTo → Great Northern War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Northern War campaigns in Norway

Battle of Poltava → partOf → Great Northern War ⓘ

Battle of Poltava → conflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Battle of Poltava → turningPointIn → Great Northern War ⓘ

Alexander Menshikov → participatedIn → Great Northern War ⓘ

Grand Duchy of Moscow → conflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Northern War with Novgorod (internal Russian conflicts)

Petrine era → significantEvent → Great Northern War ⓘ

Samson Fountain → associatedWith → Great Northern War ⓘ

Swedish Livonia → partOfConflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Denmark–Norway → participatedIn → Great Northern War ⓘ

Imperial Russian Navy → usedInWar → Great Northern War ⓘ

Muscovite army → conflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Field Marshal (Russian Empire) → associatedConflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Treaty of Stockholm (1719–1720) → follows → Great Northern War ⓘ

Treaty of Stockholm (1719–1720) → topic → Great Northern War ⓘ

Battle of Narva (1700) → partOf → Great Northern War ⓘ

Battle of Narva (1700) → conflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway → participatedIn → Great Northern War ⓘ

Treaty of Altranstädt (1706) → hasContext → Great Northern War ⓘ

Siege of Riga (1700) → conflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Siege of Riga (1700) → partOf → Great Northern War ⓘ

Siege of Riga (1700) → theatre → Great Northern War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern European theatre of the Great Northern War

Boris Sheremetev → participatedIn → Great Northern War ⓘ

Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld → participantIn → Great Northern War ⓘ

Battle of Helsingborg → conflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Battle of Helsingborg → partOf → Great Northern War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scanian theatre of the Great Northern War

Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt → participatedIn → Great Northern War ⓘ

Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt → conflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Siege of Tönning → conflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Siege of Tönning → partOf → Great Northern War ⓘ

Treaty of Nystad → endedConflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Christiansø (nearby island fortress) → usedDuringConflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

subject surface form: Christiansø

Stormaktstiden → significantEvent → Great Northern War ⓘ

Stormaktstiden → majorConflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Bremen-Verden → wasTheatreOf → Great Northern War ⓘ

Treaty of Thorn (1709) → partOfConflict → Great Northern War ⓘ

Siege of Narva (1704) → conflictIn → Great Northern War ⓘ

Siege of Narva (1704) → partOf → Great Northern War ⓘ

Battle of Gadebusch → partOf → Great Northern War ⓘ

Battle of Gadebusch → conflict → Great Northern War ⓘ