Kalmar War

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The Kalmar War was an early 17th-century conflict between Sweden and Denmark-Norway over control of trade routes and territorial dominance in Scandinavia.

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Label Occurrences
Kalmar War canonical 4
siege of Kalmar 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
war
commander Charles IX of Sweden
Christian IV of Denmark
surface form: Christian IV of Denmark-Norway

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
conflictBelligerent Denmark–Norway
surface form: Denmark-Norway

Sweden
conflictScope regional conflict
conflictType Dano-Swedish conflict
countryInvolved Denmark–Norway
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark

Kingdom of Norway
Kingdom of Sweden
endCause Treaty of Knäred
endTime 1613
followedBy Torstenson War
follows Northern Seven Years' War
hasCasusBelli Swedish challenge to Danish dominance in the Baltic
disputes over Lapland and Finnmark borders
hasCause competition for dominance in the Baltic Sea region
control of Baltic trade routes
territorial disputes in Scandinavia
hasEffect confirmation of Danish control over the Sound Dues
financial strain on Denmark-Norway
increased Swedish military experience
territorial adjustments between Sweden and Denmark-Norway
historicalRegion Nordic countries
involves Baltic maritime trade
control of Öresund Strait
location Denmark
Kalmar
Norway
Scandinavia
Sweden
namedAfter Kalmar
notableCommanderSide Christian IV of Denmark
surface form: Christian IV of Denmark-Norway

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
partOf Dano-Swedish conflicts of the late 17th century
surface form: Dano-Swedish wars
peaceTreaty Treaty of Knäred
primaryTheater Baltic Sea coast region
surface form: Baltic Sea region

Norwegian-Swedish border regions
southern Sweden
result Treaty of Knäred
significantEvent Danish invasion of southern Sweden
Swedish campaigns in Norway
capture of Kalmar by Danish forces
Kalmar War self-linksurface differs
surface form: siege of Kalmar
startTime 1611
timePeriod early 17th century

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Kalmar War significantEvent Kalmar War self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: siege of Kalmar
Charles IX conflict Kalmar War
subject surface form: Charles IX of Sweden