The Treaty of Berlin was concluded on 2 May 1715, during the
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swed ...
. It allied
George I of Great Britain
George I (George Louis; ; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Electorate of Hanover within the Holy Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727. He was the first ...
, as
Elector of Hanover
The Electorate of Hanover (german: Kurfürstentum Hannover or simply ''Kurhannover'') was an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, located in northwestern Germany and taking its name from the capital city of Hanover. It was formally known as ...
, with
Denmark-Norway, in return for the
cession
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to Hanover of the
Swedish dominion
The Dominions of Sweden or ''Svenska besittningar'' ("Swedish possessions") were territories that historically came under control of the Swedish Crown, but never became fully integrated with Sweden. This generally meant that they were ruled by ...
of
Bremen-Verden
), which is a public-law corporation established in 1865 succeeding the estates of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (established in 1397), now providing the local fire insurance in the shown area and supporting with its surplusses cultural effor ...
, which was occupied by Denmark.
With the treaty, Denmark and Hanover joined the Russo-Prussian coalition that had been established by the
Treaty of Schwedt.
Denmark was assured the gain of
yet-to-be-conquered Stralsund.
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References
External links
Scan of the treaty at IEG Mainz
{{Great Northern War treaties
Berlin
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1715 treaties
Treaties of Denmark–Norway
Treaties of the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1715 in Europe