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Frederick William I - LoveToKnow 1911 |
 | | By the treaty of Schwedt, concluded with Russia on the 6th of October, he was assured of an important influence in the solution of the Baltic question, which during the long absence of Charles XII. |
 | | And so, by the treaty of Stockholm (February 1, 1720), Frederick William succeeded in obtaining the consent of Sweden to the cession of that part of Pomerania which he had occupied (Usedom, Wollin, Stettin, Hither Pomerania, east of the Peene) in return for a payment of 2,000,000 thalers. |
 | | A breach with the emperor was now inevitable, and this explains why in a last treaty (April 5, 1 739) Frederick William obtained from France a guarantee of a part, at least, of Berg (excluding Dusseldorf). |
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