Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1679)
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For other treaties with this name, see Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (disambiguation).
The Treaty or Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye of 19 June (OS) or 29 June (NS) 1679 was a peace treaty between France and the Electorate of Brandenburg.[1] It restored to France's ally Sweden her dominions Bremen-Verden and Swedish Pomerania, lost to Brandenburg in the Scanian War.[1][2] Sweden ratified the treaty on 28 July 1679.[1]
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Type | Peace treaty |
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Signed | 29 June 1679 (1679-06-29) |
Location | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
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Language | Latin |
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The treaty is by some considered "the worst political defeat" of Elector Frederick William I.[3] He was forced by France to give away the Swedish portion of what he considered his rightful Pomeranian inheritance,[4] despite having conquered it in a four-year campaign.