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		Oliva, Peace of, (ole´v, -va) (KEY), 1660, treaty signed at Oliva (now a suburb of Gdansk) by Poland and Sweden.
		John II of Poland renounced the theoretical claim...
		The fighting in the west was concluded in 1660 (see Oliva, Peace of).
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Oliva (285 words)

	Swedish Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As regards Denmark, the Peace of Oliva signified the desertion of her three principal allies, Poland, Brandenburg and the emperor, and thus compelled her to reopen negotiations with Sweden direct.
		The differences between the two states were finally adjusted by the peace of Copenhagen, May 27, 1660, Denmark ceding the three Scanian provinces to Sweden but receiving back the Norwegian province of Trondheim and the isle of Bornholm which she had surrendered by the Treaty of Roskilde two years previously.
		The Russian War was terminated by the Peace of Kardis on July 2, 1661 confirmatory of the Peace of Stolbova, whereby the tsar surrendered to Sweden all his Baltic provinces – Ingria, Estonia and Kexholm.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swedish_Empire (3090 words)

	SWEDEN - LoveToKnow Article on SWEDEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		At this meeting Bjrn, supported by the earl, asked for peace, and Olaf was compelled by the pressure of the lawman Thorgny to agree to this and also to promise his daughter Ingegeril in marriage to the Norse king.
		By the Peace of Stolbova (Feb. 27, 1617), the tsar surrendered to the Swedish king the provinces of Kexholm and Ingria, including the fortress of Noteborg (the modern Schlusselburg), the key of Finland.
		She triumphed in the end, it is true, but it was a triumph due entirely to a lucky accidentthe possession, during the crisis, of the greatest statesman and the greatest captain of the age.
	25.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SW/SWEDEN.htm (21978 words)

	Swedish Empire -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		By this peace, Sweden's possession of (A region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia) Livonia, and the elector of Brandenburg's sovereignty over (additional info and facts about East Prussia) East Prussia, were alike confirmed; and the king of Poland renounced all claim to the Swedish crown.
		As regards (A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea) Denmark, the Peace of Oliva signified the desertion of her three principal allies, Poland, Brandenburg and the emperor, and thus compelled her to reopen negotiations with Sweden direct.
		On September 2 by the Peace of Fontainebleau confirmed by the subsequent Peace of Lund, on October 4, 1679, (A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea) Denmark was also forced to retrocede her conquests.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sw/swedish_empire.htm (3088 words)

	Stefan Czarniecki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On the retirement of the Swedes from Kraków and Warsaw, and the conclusion of the treaty of Copenhagen with the Danes, he commanded the army corps sent to drive the troops of Charles X out of Jutland and greatly contributed to the ultimate success of the Allies.
		On the conclusion of the Peace of Oliva, which adjusted the long outstanding differences between Poland and Sweden, Czarniecki was transferred to the eastern frontier where the war with Russia was still raging.
		In the campaign of 1660 he won the victories of Połonka and Lachowicza and penetrated to the heart of the enemy's country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stefan_Czarniecki (561 words)

	Pomeranian History (Buetow, Lauenburg)
		In the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 the Kingdom of Sweden is promised that part of Pomerania that lies to the west of the Oder River, plus a strip on the right bank.
		Peace Treaty of Wehlau on the 19th of September.
		It is followed on the 30th of October of the same year by the Treaty of Bromberg, by which the Polish King gives the Elector of Brandenburg a clear title to Lauenburg and Bütow and the right to pass them on to his heirs in recognition of his support against Sweden.
	kaszuby.bytow.pl /radde/Milestones.html (3135 words)

	The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
		The compromise produced a peace between the Protestant and Roman Catholic states of the empire that lasted for the next 50 years.
		Peace settlements began in 1643 with the ambassadors of the combatants meeting in peace congresses in Westphalia.
		October 1648 marked peace between France, Sweden, the Holy Roman emperor, and the German princes (Peace of Westphalia).
	www.femling.com /gen/thirty.htm (978 words)

	FREDERICK III - Online Information article about FREDERICK III
		In 166o, after five years of incessant warfare, Sweden had at length obtained peace and with it the opportunity of organizing and developing her newly won empire.
		British fleet had alone induced Sweden to consent to such sacrifices; but when the last demands of England and her allies had been complied with, Sweden Peace of was left to come to terms as best she could with Nystad, the tsar.
		Thus a twenty years' war was succeeded by a twenty years' peace, during which the nation recovered so rapidly from its wounds that it began to forget them.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /FRA_GAE/FREDERICK_III.html (5266 words)

	Svenska krig / Swedish Wars
		In the peace treaty, the Kalmar Union was formally dissolved and the Danish king relinquish all claims of the Swedish throne.
		In the peace treaty Sweden received Halland on the west coast for 30 years plus permanently the provinces Jämtland, Härjedalen, the island Gotland and the island Ösel (in the Baltic region).
		In the peace treaty Sweden received the Danish provinces; Skåne, Blekinge, Halland, Bohuslän, the island Bornholm and Trondheim county in today’s Norway.
	www.algonet.se /~hogman/slkrig_eng.htm (9665 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Peace of Oliva
		Oliva, Peace of (May 3, 1660), agreement among Sweden, Poland, Brandenburg, and the Holy Roman Empire, which ended the long Swedish-Polish conflict...
		By the Peace of Westphalia of 1648, which ended the Thirty Years’ War, Sweden acquired a large part of Pomerania, the island of Rügen, Wismar, the...
		Pacifism, opposition to war and other violence, expressed either in an organized political movement or as an individual ideology.
	encarta.msn.com /Peace_of_Oliva.html (140 words)

	TABLE OF CONTENTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The period from 1645 to 1648, from the humiliation of Denmark by the Peace of Brömsebro to the establishment of the Swedish power in Germany by the Peace of Westphalia, marks the gradual decline of Oxenstierna's supremacy in Sweden.
		Danish peace commissioners were already on their way to Charles ; and neither the severity of his demands nor his choice of the traitor Ulfeld to urge them warranted the Danes in breaking off negotiations.
		Peace with the Tsar, on the other hand, which Charles X had endeavoured to negotiate, was by no means yet assured.
	www.uni-mannheim.de /mateo/camenaref/cmh/cmh420.html (14937 words)

	JewishGates.Com - The Definitive Source for Talmudic Learning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In time of peace his power was little more than that of the responsible minister of a constitutional republic; but in time of warfare he was a dictator, and disobedience to his orders in the field was punishable by death.
		Chmielnicki's conditions of peace were so extravagant that the Polish commissioners durst not accept them, and in 1649 he again invaded Poland with a countless host of Cossacks and Tatars.
		By the peace of Oliva (May 3, 1660), made under French mediation, John Casimir ceded Livonia, and renounced all claim to the Swedish crown.
	www.jewishgates.com /file.asp?File_ID=688 (1971 words)

	time3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Peace of Prague is signed between Ferdinand II and Protestant German princes.
		The Peace of Oliva ends the war between Sweden, Poland, Austria and Brandenburg.
		Peace of Cardis ends the war between Sweden and Russia.
	cla.umn.edu /clanet/marko/time3.htm (4148 words)

	LatinoLA - People - La Gente de LatinoLA
		Born in Havana, Cuba, Long John Oliva attended the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory where he received training in the polyrhhthmic traditions of the Afro-Cuban heritage.
		Born in Havana, Cuba, Juan "Long John" Oliva was raised in Belen, surrounded by the sounds of traditional Afro-Cuban music and its rhythms.
		In 1980, anxious to play, Oliva relocated to New York City to pursue his music career, performing with the groups of "Orlando Rios Puntilla" and "Nueva Generacion." Next he ventured to the island of Puerto Rico, where he joined the historical progressive ensemble "Batacumbele" with Puerto Rican percussionists Cachete Maldonado and Giovanni Hidalgo.
	www.latinola.com /story.php?story=1879 (599 words)

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		A RESOLUTION commending Assistant Special Agent in Charge Janet R. Oliva as the Peace Officer of the Year for Meritorious Service and inviting her to appear before the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
		Commending Assistant Special Agent in Charge Janet R. Oliva as the Peace Officer of the Year for Meritorious Service and inviting her to appear before the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
		Association of Georgia 2002 Peace Officer of the Year Award for Meritorious Service and invite her to appear before the House of Representatives at a time to be determined by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
	www.legis.state.ga.us /legis/2003_04/search/hr232.htm (396 words)

	STEPHEN CZARNIECKI - LoveToKnow Article on STEPHEN CZARNIECKI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		On the retirement of the Swedes from Cracow and Warsaw, and the conclusion of the treaty of Copenhagen with the Danes, he commanded the army corps sent to drive the troops of Charles X. out of Jutland and greatly contributed to the ultimate success of the Allies.
		On the conclusion of the Peace of Oliva, which adjusted the long outstanding differences between Poland and Sweden, Czarniecki was transferred to the eastern frontier where the war with Muscovy was still raging.
		In the campaign of 1660 he won the victories of Polonka and Lachowicza and penetrated to the heart of the enemy's country.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CZ/CZARNIECKI_STEPHEN.htm (1773 words)

	Prussia in the later 17th Century
		He also allied with France, by whose intercession in the peace negotiations of 1648, Brandenburg was given East Pomerania (the less valuable part of the province).
		It was Frederick William's turn to be deserted by his allies: - The United Provinces signed a separate peace at Nijmegen (August 1678) and Emperor Leopold did the same in February 1679.
		Overwhelmed, Frederick William was forced to sign the Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (June 1679) and restore West Pomerania to Sweden, receiving a cash payoff as a consolation.
	history.wisc.edu /sommerville/351/351-151.htm (1957 words)

	AllRefer.com - East Prussia, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In 1466, by the Peace of Torun, the knights ceded Pomerelia (later a part of West Prussia) and Ermeland to Poland and accepted Polish suzerainty over the rest of their domain.
		Frederick William, the Great Elector, won full sovereignty over the duchy at the Peace of Oliva (1660), and in 1701 his son, Frederick III, had himself crowned "king in Prussia" as Frederick I at KOnigsberg.
		East Prussia, as the original Prussia came to be called, from 1701 to 1945 shared the history of Prussia.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/E/EastPrus.html (553 words)

	AllRefer.com - Oliva, Peace of (Treaties And Alliances) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		AllRefer.com - Oliva, Peace of (Treaties And Alliances) - Encyclopedia
		Oliva, Peace of[OlE´vu, –vA] Pronunciation Key, 1660, treaty signed at Oliva (now a suburb of Gdansk) by Poland and Sweden.
		John II of Poland renounced the theoretical claim of his line to the Swedish crown, which his father, Sigismund III, had in practice lost in 1599.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/Oliva-Pe.html (197 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search View - Sweden
		The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prizes for physics and chemistry, the Karolinska Institute the prize for physiology or medicine, and the Swedish Academy the prize for literature; the fifth Nobel Prize, for peace, is awarded by Norway.
		By the Peace of Westphalia of 1648, which ended the Thirty Years’ War, Sweden acquired a large part of Pomerania, the island of Rügen, Wismar, the sees of Bremen and Verden, and other German territory, which entitled the Swedish sovereign to three votes in the diet of the Holy Roman Empire.
		By the Peace of Oliva in April 1660, Poland formally ceded Livonia to Sweden.
	au.encarta.msn.com /text_761563138__1/Sweden.html (8510 words)

	Northeast Prussia
		The residence of the Grand Master is moved to the Königsberg castle.
		Peace of Krakau: the Order State is transformed into a worldly Hohenzollern Duchy, with Königsberg as its capital.
		The Peace of Oliva ends the war between Poland and Sweden.
	www.euronet.nl /~jlemmens/prussia.html (1040 words)

	Geographic Terms File 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Metz was ceded to France by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 and was subsequently heavily fortified.
		Under David's son and successor, Solomon, Israel enjoyed peace and prosperity, but at his death in 922 BC the kingdom was divided into Israel in the north and Judah in the south.
		After a further period of warfare, the terms of the second Peace of Thorn, in 1466, left the Knights in possession of the eastern part of Prussia, which it held as a fief of the Polish crown.
	www.jaenfield.com /genealogy/Enf_Bry/g7.html (18063 words)

	Prussia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		John Sigismund's grandson Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg, the Great Elector (reigned 1640–88), by military intervention in the Swedish-Polish War of 1655–60 and by diplomacy obtained the ending of Poland's suzerainty over Ducal Prussia at the Peace of Oliva (1660).
		By the Peace of Basel (1795), he consented to France's eventual annexation of the German lands west of the Rhine.
		Moreover, by the Peace of Paris (1815), France ceded Saarlouis and Saarbrücken to Prussia, which incorporated them in the Rhine province.
	www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/Prussia/Prussia.html (2679 words)

	France in the Seventeenth Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He signed an uncomfortable peace with the Huguenots (18 October 1622).
		As Richelieu presented it, the kingdom could either pursue the heretic at home, which would force it to make peace with Spain and with the magnates, sharing power with them; or it could do battle with the Habsburgs.
		His aim was to unify the existing Protestant and Catholic leagues, with the usual aims of national defense and internal peace.
	www.idbsu.edu /courses/reformation/france/17thc.shtml (4574 words)

	History of Friedrich II of Prussia V 3 - Chapter XVIII.
		When the Peace of Westphalia (1648) concluded that Thirty-Years Conflagration, and swept the ashes of it into order again, Friedrich Wilhelm's right to Pommern was admitted by everybody: and well insisted on by himself: but right had to yield to reason of state, and he could not get it.
		Sweden and the fighting-parties made their "Peace of Oliva" (Abbey of Oliva, near Dantzig, 1st May, 1660); and this of Preussen was ratified, in all form, among the other points.
		Old Johann Casimir, not long after that Peace of Oliva, getting tired of his unruly Polish chivalry and their ways, abdicated;--retired to Paris; and "lived much with Ninon de 1'Enclos and her circle," for the rest of his life.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/hst/prussia/HistoryofFriedrichIIofPrussiaV3/chap18.html (5255 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Frederick William @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		At the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years War, he received E Pomerania and several other territories.
		In a treaty with Poland (1657) he obtained recognition of his sovereignty over Prussia, previously held as a fief of the Polish crown.
		In the Dutch War of 1672-78 he achieved his objective of uniting all of Pomerania, but was forced to give up his conquest as a result of the peace between France and the Holy Roman Empire.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:FredWBra&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (338 words)

	Footnotes to Volume 9 of Marx Engels Collected Works (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		However, under pressure from Denmark’s allies (England and Russia), Prussia signed a peace treaty with Denmark on July 2, 1850, temporarily abandoned its claims to Schleswig and Holstein and withdrew its military support in the war waged by the duchies.
		Victor-Emmanuel II, the new king, concluded an armistice with the Austrians on March 26, and on August 6, 1849, a peace treaty was signed on very onerous terms for Piedmont.
		The war ended with the Peace of Teschen, compelling the Austrian Habsburgs to abandon their claims to Bavarian possessions.
	www.marxists.org /archive/marx/works/cw/volume09/footnote.htm (18235 words)

	AllEmpires - The Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth (Full) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In January 1660 in Oliwa, the new peace negotiations were initiated with representatives of fighting states (except from Denmark) and French mediators, resulting with Peace Treaty signed on 3 V 1660.
		The Polish arms triumphed in battle after battle and after the Peace of Oliva, when the Western armies were released, they forced the Russians to capitulate at Cudnow in Volhynia (1st November 1660).
		After the famous siege of Zoravno, where nearly hundred thousand Turks in vain endeavored to surround the small forces of the, Polish King, by the aid of French mediation, peace was established, the terms of which superseded the Buczacz treaty.
	www.allempires.com /empires/polish_lit_full/polish_lit2.htm (3005 words)

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