Treaty of Kėdainiai
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The Treaty of Kėdainiai was a 1655 agreement in which parts of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania renounced their union with Poland and accepted Swedish protection during the mid-17th-century Swedish invasion known as the Deluge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Kėdainiai canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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treaty ⓘ |
| category |
1655 in Europe
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History of Lithuania ⓘ Second Northern War treaties ⓘ Treaties of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaties of the Swedish Empire ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Union of Kėdainiai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
contributed to internal fragmentation of the Commonwealth during the Deluge
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provoked accusations of treason against the Radziwiłłs ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
German
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Latin ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSignatory |
Bogusław Radziwiłł
NERFINISHED
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Janusz Radziwiłł NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Polish–Lithuanian royalist forces
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supporters of King John II Casimir Vasa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Northern War
NERFINISHED
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The Deluge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSigning | Kėdainiai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
strengthened Swedish influence in the eastern Baltic region
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weakened the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Treaty of Ujście
NERFINISHED
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Union of Lublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Charles X Gustav of Sweden
NERFINISHED
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John II Casimir Vasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
acceptance of Swedish protection by Lithuanian magnates
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parts of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania renounced union with Poland ⓘ temporary dissolution of the Polish–Lithuanian union in Lithuania ⓘ |
| shortDescription | 1655 agreement by Lithuanian magnates to renounce union with Poland and accept Swedish protection ⓘ |
| signatoryFaction |
Lithuanian Protestant magnates
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Radziwiłł family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryParty |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
NERFINISHED
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Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1655-08-17 ⓘ |
| statedAim |
to end military devastation in Lithuania by changing allegiance
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to place the Grand Duchy of Lithuania under Swedish protection ⓘ |
| temporalContext | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Swedish–Lithuanian relations
NERFINISHED
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dissolution of political unions ⓘ |
| year | 1655 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Deluge (Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)
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Treaty of Kėdainiai
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