Storfurstendömet Litauen(sv) Magnus Ducatus Lituaniæ(la)
1655–1657
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Swedish Empire (dark green) in 1655–1657 with Lithuania (light green) as its protectorate. Diagonal lines represent territories occupied by the Tsardom of Russia.
Status
Protectorate of the Swedish Empire
Capital
Kėdainiai (de facto)
Common languages
Swedish, Lithuanian, Ruthenian, (Latin as lingua franca)
Religion
Lutheranism (officially)
Government
Protectorate
King / Grand Duke
• 1655–1657
Charles X Gustav
Viceroy
• 1655–1657
Bengt Skytte
Legislature
Council
History
• Conquered by Sweden
1655
• Treaty of Kėdainiai
17 August 1655
• Union of Kėdainiai
20 October 1655
• Disestablished
1657
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Today part of
Lithuania Belarus Poland
Swedish Lithuania, officially known as the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Swedish: Storfurstendömet Litauen, Latin: Magnus Ducatus Lituaniæ), was a dominium directum protectorate of the Swedish Empire under the rule of King Charles X Gustav in accordance with the Union of Kėdainiai. It de jure existed from 1655 until 1657[1] when it was terminated and fully reincorporated into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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