The Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed on 23 August (
O.S.) / 2 September 1679, ended hostilities between
Denmark-Norway and the
Swedish Empire
The Swedish Empire was a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region during the 17th and early 18th centuries ( sv, Stormaktstiden, "the Era of Great Power"). The beginning of the empire is usually ta ...
in the
Scanian War
The Scanian War ( da, Skånske Krig, , sv, Skånska kriget, german: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, ...
. Denmark, pressured by
France
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, restored all conquests made during the war to Sweden in turn for a "paltry indemnity". The treaty was confirmed, detailed and amended in the subsequent
Peace of Lund
The Peace of Lund, signed on 16 September ( O.S.) / 26 September 1679, was the final peace treaty between Denmark–Norway and the Swedish Empire in the Scanian War.
The war had started when Sweden on French initiative attacked Brandenburg-Prussi ...
.
See also
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Louis XIV Victory Monument
The Louis XIV Victory Monument was an elaborate trophy memorial celebrating the military and domestic successes of the early decades of Louis XIV's personal rule, primarily those during the Franco-Dutch War of 1672-1678, on the Place des Victoire ...
References
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External links
Scan of the treaty of Fontainebleau (1679) at IEG Mainz
{{Scanian War treaties
Scanian War
1679 in Denmark
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1679 treaties