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  Treaty - Related Items - MSN Encarta
Tilsit, Treaty of – Davout, Louis Nicolas, Duke of Auerstädt and Prince of Eckmühl
Versailles, Treaty of – Albert I (of Belgium)
The treaty was approved at Maastricht in The Netherlands by the heads of government of...
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 Dominions of Sweden - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
By the Treaty of Oliva between Poland and Sweden in 1660 following the Northern Wars the Polish king renounced all claims to the Swedish throne and Livonia was formally ceded to Sweden.
By the peace treaties of Brömsebro (1645) and Roskilde (1658) the Realm of Sweden expanded to the south.
According to the peace treaties the country was to retain its old laws and privileges, and was initially administered as a dominion.
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 oliwa - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Oliwa (Oliva) is one of the quarters of Gdansk.
1660 - Peace treaty in 1660 between the Emperor Leopold I, Elector of Brandenburg, Poland and Sweden Treaty of Oliva.
Oliva is annexed by Germany to the province Danzig-West Prussia.
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 Schleswig-Holstein Question - LoveToKnow 1911
1694) by the treaty of Oliva, though it was not till after years of warfare that Denmark admitted the claim by the convention of Altona (30 June 1689).
To him the duke of Augustenburg was a rebel; Russia had guaranteed Schleswig to the Danish crown by the treaties of 1767 and 1773; as for Holstein, if the king of Denmark was unable to deal with the rebels there, he himself would intervene as he had done in Hungary.
To add to the misery, the Danish government refused to allow the Danish optants expelled by Prussia to settle in Denmark, though this rule was modified by the Danish Nationality Law of 1898 in favour of the children of optants born after the passing of the law.
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 Frederick William - LoveToKnow 1911
The area of his dominions was largely increased at the peace of Westphalia in 1648, and this treaty and the treaty of Oliva in 1660 alike added to his power and prestige.
By a clever but unscrupulous use of his intermediate position between Sweden and Poland he procured his recognition as independent duke of Prussia from both powers, and eventually succeeded in crushing the stubborn and lengthened opposition which was offered to his authority by the estates of the duchy (see Prussia).
at the treaty of St Germainen-Laye in 1679, and he was unable to obtain the Silesian duchies of Liegnitz, Brieg and Wohlau from the emperor Leopold I.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Treaty of Oliva
The Treaty of Oliwa, or Peace of Oliwa, was a treaty signed between Sweden and Poland, at Oliwa, near Gdansk in Poland, on April 23, 1660.
In the treaty John II of Poland renounced his claims to the Swedish Crown, which his father Sigismund III had lost in 1599.
The treaty finally settled conflicts that had been left standing in the War against Sigismund (1598-1599), Polish-Swedish War (1600-1629) and the Northern Wars (1655-1660) between Sweden and Poland.
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 Treaty of Oliva   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Treaty of Oliva, or Peace of Oliva was a treaty signed between Sweden and Poland, at Oliva, near Gdansk in Poland, on April 23, 1660.
In the treaty John II of Poland renounced his claims to the Swedish Crown, which his father Sigismund III, had lost in 1599.
The treaty finally settled conflicts that had been left standing in the War against Sigismund (1598-1599), Polish War (1600-1629) and the Nordic Wars (1655-1660) between Sweden and Poland.
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 Dominions of Sweden
By the Treaty of Oliva[?] between Poland and Sweden in 1660 following the Northern War the Polish king renounced all claims to the Swedish throne and Livonia was formally ceded to Sweden.
All of them were ceded to Hannover in the peace treaty of 1719.
However the treaty of Kiel never came into force: instead sovereignty of Western Pomerania passed to Prussia, and Norway entered into a personal Union with Sweden[?].
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 Extradition by S. M. Oliva
But under the 2003 treaty, any crime common to both countries and punishable by at least one year in prison is extraditable.
This directly contradicts both governments’ position that the primary purpose of the new treaty was to deal with terrorism cases.
A committee of Scotland’s parliament denounced the treaty.
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 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
The Treaty of Oliva, (or Peace of Oliva;,,) was a treaty signed in Oliwa () near Danzig (Gdańsk) in Royal Prussia on April 23 1660.
The treaty was achieved by Brandenburg's diplomat, Christoph Caspar von Blumenthal, on the first diplomatic mission of his career.
The Treaty of Oliva and the Treaty of Copenhagen the same year marked the high point of the Swedish Empire.
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 Search Results for "Oliva"
Oliva, Peace of, (ole´v, -va) (KEY), 1660, treaty signed at Oliva (now a suburb of Gdansk) by Poland and Sweden.
The fighting in the west was concluded in 1660 (see Oliva, Peace of).
Poland lost its remaining Baltic territories (Treaty of Oliva, May 3, 1660).
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 Columbia Encyclopedia- Prussia - AOL Research & Learn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In 1618 the duchy of Prussia passed through inheritance to the elector of Brandenburg, and in 1660, by the treaty of Oliva, full independence from Polish suzerainty was confirmed to Frederick William, the Great Elector.
In both treaties Maria Theresa of Austria was forced to cede nearly all of Silesia to Prussia.
Its armies were crushed by Napoleon in the twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt, and in 1807 Prussia had to accept the harsh Treaty of Tilsit, by which it lost all lands W of the Elbe and most of its share of Poland and became a virtual dependency of France.
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 Oliva Spain -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Pedro Oliva López (born July 20, 1940) in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, better known as Tony Oliva, is a former Major League Baseball rightfielder who played his entire career in the American League for the Minnesota Twins between 1962 and 1976.
Oliva batted.342 in three minors seasons, winning one batting title and missing another by.0001 of a point.
The rest of the decade Oliva was hampered by knees, legs and shoulder injuries.
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 Treaty of Oliva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Treaty of Oliva, (or Peace of Oliva; German: Vertrag von Oliva, Polish: pokój oliwski, Swedish: Freden i Oliva) was a treaty signed in Oliwa (Latin: Oliva) near Danzig (Gdańsk) in Royal Prussia on April 23, 1660.
The treaty was achieved by Brandenburg's diplomat, Christoph Caspar von Blumenthal, on the first diplomatic mission of his career.
The Treaty of Oliva and the Treaty of Copenhagen the same year marked the high point of the Swedish Empire.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Treaty_of_Oliva   (304 words)

  
 Chronology - Louis XIV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Treaty of Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War: religious freedom; weakening of the Emperor: the kings of France and Sweden guarantee the freedoms of the German princes, and obtain the domains and rights of the Emperor in Alsace, except Strasbourg and Mulhouse (status of free cities within the Empire), but Spain pursues the war.
Treaty of Oliva (Sweden, Poland, Brandeburg, Denmark), with the mediation of France; preservation of a balance on the Baltic.
Treaty of Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), which ends the War of Devolution and allows France to keep the fortified towns conquered in 1667 (Lille, Tournai, Douai).
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 The ‘Long Seventeenth Century’, 1598-1715
Treaty of Oliva between Sweden, Brandenburg and Poland.
Treaty of Turin between France and duke of Savoy seeks to neutralize the Italian theatre in return for French abandonment of Pinerolo.
Death of Joseph Ferdinand, son of the Bavarian Elector and heir-designate by the Partition Treaty to the Spanish inheritance.
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 Northern War
Treaty of Roskilde with Denmark (February 26, 1658)
Treaty of Oliva[?] with Poland (April 23, 1660)
Treaty of Kardis[?] with Russia (June 21, 1661)
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 Oliva Peace Of: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Mazarin masterminded the Treaty of Oliva (1659) which brought peace in the Baltic.
Lima Oliva claimed he was innocent and called the...cooperate with justice," he said at the time of his arrest.
OLIVA, PEACE OF ole v, va, 1660, treaty signed at Oliva (now a suburb of Gdansk) by Poland and Sweden.
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 List of treaties Information
Treaty between the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II and the Hittite monarch Hattusili III after the Battle of Kadesh (see [1] [2] [3])
Reaffirms the Treaty of Tarascon, but fails to diplomatically settle the Sicilian question.
Defines the bounderies of the Spanish and the Portuguese colonies in South America, replacing the Treaty of Tordesillas.
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 Treaty of Wehlau - Historic Event - German Archive: The Treaty of Wehlau (German: Vertrag von Wehlau) was a treaty ...
Treaty of Wehlau - Historic Event - German Archive: The Treaty of Wehlau (German: Vertrag von Wehlau) was a treaty signed in the eastern Prussian town of Wehlau (Welawa, now Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast) between Poland and Brandenburg-Prussia during the Swedish Deluge on September 19, 1657.
The Treaty of Wehlau (German: Vertrag von Wehlau) was a treaty signed in the eastern Prussian town of Wehlau (Welawa, now Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast) between Poland and Brandenburg-Prussia during the Swedish Deluge on September 19, 1657.
The treaty was amended by the Treaty of Bydgoszcz of November 6, 1657 and confirmed by the Treaty of Oliva in 1660.
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 Oliva
The first information about Oliva comes from year 1186 and regards the settlement of Cysterian monks, who came from Kolbacz in Pomerania to Oliva.
After Swedish invasions in 1626 i 1656 and their defeat during sea battle near Oliva, the peace treaty so called "Oliva Peace" between Poland and Sweden was signed in Oliva.
Napoleon slept at one of the houses in Pelonken near Oliva.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for oliva
Tony Oliva: the game I'll never forget: former A.L. batting champion recalls scoring from second on an infield force play to help Twins defeat Orioles in extra-innings contest of 1965 pennant-winning season.
Christine Oliva has been named the presentation editor for the Reporter and its sister publication, Catalyst Chicago to oversee layout and design.(Reporter News)
Oliva didn't lock up his heart Retiring jailer treated Denver prisoners with respect, compassion
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 ::Charles X::
The Treaty of Roskilde of 1658, gave Sweden Skana, Halland, the Isle of Bornholm and returned to Sweden Swedish territories of Trondheim and Bohuslan.
In the Treaty of Copenhagen (1660), Denmark recovered Trondheim and Bornholm and Sweden agreed to end her belief that the Sound should be closed to all foreign warships.
In the Treaty of Kardis (1661), there was an agreement that Russia had not gained nor should gain any foothold on the Baltic coast.
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 Special Reports
Numerous peace treaties of the 17th century contain restitutional clauses, mainly related to lands or towns, but also "cultural property" is mentioned from time to time.
As a good example, the treaty of Westfalia, Münster 1648, between the Holy Roman Emperor and the King of France and their respective Allies can be given.
In the treaties of that time we can also find special clauses establishing joint bodies to supervise the process of stipulated restitution and adjudicate in the case of dispute.
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The peace treaty of June 29, 1679, held near Paris in German-en-Lave required this conquered land be returned to Sweden.
According to the peace treaty of January 2, 1720, in Stockholm, Prussia received Stettin, Usedom, Wollin, and the land to the Peene (Alt-Vorpommern or old east Pomerania) for a payment of two million Taler to Sweden.
The hereditary Treaty of Grimnitz from the year of 1529 was finally fulfilled.
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 Cybercrime Treaty Bibliography -- By Date   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A European treaty to be signed Friday aims to unite countries in the fight against computer criminals, who have moved on from "innocent" hacking to fraud, embezzlement and life-threatening felonies.
The treaty tries to standardise just what constitutes cybercrime and allows national police forces to ask their overseas counterparts to help with investigations or even detain suspects wanted in connection with the crimes they commit overseas.
The Cybercrime Treaty is an international law enforcement regime that makes it easier for prosecuting countries to get evidence from abroad and to extradite and prosecute foreign nationals for certain kinds of crimes.
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 Latgale - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Together with the rest of modern-day Latvia these states were conquered by German crusaders in the late 12th century, and incorporated in Livonia.
At the treaty of Oliva most of Livonia was ceded to Sweden, but a part of Livonia including Latgalia remained under Polish control.
During this period the Latgalian language developed as separate from the language of other parts of Livonia, as it was highly influenced by Polish.
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 Jules Mazarin
This celebrated treaty belongs rather to the history of Germany than to a life of Mazarin; but two questions have been often asked, whether Mazarin did not delay the peace as long as possible in order to more completely ruin Germany, and whether Richelieu would have made a similar peace.
On the Baltic, France guaranteed the Treaty of Oliva between her old allies Sweden, Poland and Brandenburg, which preserved her influence in that quarter.
In Germany he, through Hugues de Lionne, formed the league of the Rhine, by which the states along the Rhine bound themselves under the headship of France to be on their guard against the house of Austria.
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 WHKMLA : History of Brandenburg, Absolutism - Foreign Policy
The Treaty of Westphalia added Further Pomerania with the former Princebishopric of Cammin, and the Princebishoprics of Halberstadt and Minden, also secularized, to the territorial complex of Friedrich Wilhelm (Frederick William), the Great Elector.
In the Treaty of Oliva 1660, the Duchy in Prussia was recognized as independent, no longer a Polish fief.
Brandenburg was allied with the Emperor and the Dutch Republic in the Dutch War of Louis XIV.
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