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Personal Command Sign of H.M. the King of Sweden (used on land). The greater Coat of arms of Sweden, which is blue divided quarterly by a cross pattée of gold 1905–present: Royal standard of Sweden, used by H.M. The King of Sweden and H.M. The Queen of Sweden: Royal flag with the greater national coat of arms 1905–present
The Swedish Empire or the Age of Greatness (Swedish: stormaktstiden) [1] was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden became a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region.
English: State flag of Sweden from the 17th to 19th centuries, before the colour change to a brighter blue in 1906. ... Template:Country data Swedish Empire;
This is a timeline of Swedish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Sweden and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Sweden .
Sweden: 1562 1815 1844 1905/1906 Sweden: Switzerland: 1470 1798 1803 1889 ... Timeline of U.S. state flags; List of sovereign states by date of current flag adoption;
New Sweden; Polish–Russian War (1609–1618) Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568) Polish–Swedish union; Ruhnu; Scania; Siege of Narva (1581) Siege of Narva (1590) Siege of Reval (1570–1571) Siege of Reval (1577) Siege of Älvsborg (1563) Siege of Älvsborg (1612) Swedish expedition to Livonia; Tartu; Talk:Swedish Empire; Talk:Vasa (ship ...
Flags of Sweden and Norway in 1899, after the removal of the union mark from the Norwegian merchant flag. Plate published by the Swedish-Norwegian foreign ministry to announce the recent change. A royal resolution of 20 June 1844, introduced new flags and heraldry to denote the equal status of the two kingdoms within the union.
Sweden is traditionally considered to be the last country out of Sweden, Denmark and Norway to adopt Christianity and held on to their pagan beliefs the longest, with rulers such as Blot-Sweyn. From the Holy Roman Empire , the monk Ansgar (801–865) began the earliest campaign to introduce Christianity to Sweden.