Treaty of Königsberg (1656)
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The Treaty of Königsberg (1656) was an agreement during the Second Northern War in which Brandenburg-Prussia aligned with Sweden, shaping the subsequent territorial and political settlements in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Königsberg (1656) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11689919 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Königsberg (1656) Context triple: [Treaty of Bromberg, precededBy, Treaty of Königsberg (1656)]
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Treaty of Bromberg
The Treaty of Bromberg was a 1657 agreement between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Brandenburg-Prussia that granted the Hohenzollerns full sovereignty over the Duchy of Prussia in exchange for military support against Sweden.
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Treaty of Altranstädt (1706)
The Treaty of Altranstädt (1706) was a peace agreement in which Saxony’s Elector Augustus II renounced his claim to the Polish throne and withdrew from the Great Northern War under pressure from Sweden’s King Charles XII.
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Treaty of Nystad
The Treaty of Nystad was the 1721 peace agreement that ended the Great Northern War, marking the decline of Swedish great-power status and ceding significant Baltic territories to the Russian Empire.
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Treaty of Greifswald
The Treaty of Greifswald was an agreement concluded during the Great Northern War that helped reshape territorial control in Northern Europe by redistributing Swedish-held lands among its adversaries.
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E.
Treaty of Melno
The Treaty of Melno was a 1422 peace agreement that ended the Gollub War between the Teutonic Order and the Kingdom of Poland–Lithuania, establishing a long-lasting border in the Baltic region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Königsberg (1656) Target entity description: The Treaty of Königsberg (1656) was an agreement during the Second Northern War in which Brandenburg-Prussia aligned with Sweden, shaping the subsequent territorial and political settlements in the region.
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A.
Treaty of Bromberg
The Treaty of Bromberg was a 1657 agreement between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Brandenburg-Prussia that granted the Hohenzollerns full sovereignty over the Duchy of Prussia in exchange for military support against Sweden.
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B.
Treaty of Altranstädt (1706)
The Treaty of Altranstädt (1706) was a peace agreement in which Saxony’s Elector Augustus II renounced his claim to the Polish throne and withdrew from the Great Northern War under pressure from Sweden’s King Charles XII.
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C.
Treaty of Nystad
The Treaty of Nystad was the 1721 peace agreement that ended the Great Northern War, marking the decline of Swedish great-power status and ceding significant Baltic territories to the Russian Empire.
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D.
Treaty of Greifswald
The Treaty of Greifswald was an agreement concluded during the Great Northern War that helped reshape territorial control in Northern Europe by redistributing Swedish-held lands among its adversaries.
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E.
Treaty of Melno
The Treaty of Melno was a 1422 peace agreement that ended the Gollub War between the Teutonic Order and the Kingdom of Poland–Lithuania, establishing a long-lasting border in the Baltic region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ |
| affectedTerritory |
Duchy of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Treaty of Königsberg between Sweden and Brandenburg-Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1656 treaties
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History of Königsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaties of the Second Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInWar | early alliance phase of Brandenburg-Prussia with Sweden ⓘ |
| hasCountryAtTime |
Brandenburg-Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1656-01-17 ⓘ |
| hasPlace |
Duchy of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Königsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Brandenburg-Prussian foreign policy in the 17th century
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Swedish expansion in Northern and Central Europe ⓘ balance of power in the Baltic Sea region ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfAgreement |
alliance treaty
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feudal vassalage agreement ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1656 ⓘ |
| influenced |
later sovereignty of Brandenburg-Prussia over the Duchy of Prussia
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subsequent territorial settlements in the Baltic region ⓘ |
| involvedDynasty |
House of Hohenzollern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalNature | international treaty under early modern European law ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Second Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Brandenburg-Prussian search for territorial gains and autonomy
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Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| precedes |
Treaty of Bromberg (Bydgoszcz) (1657)
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of Labiau (1656) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Wehlau (1657) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Treaty of Bromberg (Bydgoszcz)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Labiau NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Wehlau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Brandenburg-Prussian vassalage to Sweden in the Duchy of Prussia
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alliance between Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden ⓘ military cooperation against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| signatory |
Brandenburg-Prussia
NERFINISHED
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Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryRuler |
Charles X Gustav of Sweden
NERFINISHED
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Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Königsberg (1656) Description of subject: The Treaty of Königsberg (1656) was an agreement during the Second Northern War in which Brandenburg-Prussia aligned with Sweden, shaping the subsequent territorial and political settlements in the region.
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