Stormaktstiden: Victorious Karl XII

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The Second Lion of the North
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  • The King of Sweden, Karl XII declares the Conclusion of the Kingdom of Sweden... and the Dawn of the Swedish Empire on the Twentieth of May on 1727, three days after Catherine I's death leading to a power struggle between her children. The Regency sign peace with Karl XII giving into his demands. Moscow accepts Sweden's control over Norway, Karelia, Iceland, Greenland, Poland-Lithuania, Holstein and Novgorod, also agreeing to pay Sweden immensely.
  • On May Eighteenth, 1727. Karl XII gathers the Sejm and arrests them, and soon imprisoning them. The next day he abolishes the Sejm and Commonwealth replacing it with the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania ruled by Stanislaw I. This creates a new conflict for the restless Karl XII.
  • Karl XII's Caroleans march for Kiev, a Commonwealth stronghold. During this event, Augustus the Strong raises his Saxon army and marches for Poland-Lithuania, June Second, 1727. Peter II of Russia sides with Augustus II and the Commonwealth. France decides with the Swedish Empire as Europe finally decides Poland's future in the 18th Century.
  • On June Fourteenth, 1727, The Caroleans Battle the 20,000 Commonwealth forces, an obvious decisive Swedish victory as the Swedes crush the less experienced Poles. Kiev is soon captured after the garrison commander surrenders. The Holy Roman Empire decides to intervene on Augustus's side. An army of 60,000 is rallied between the Russians, Austrians, Poles and Saxons.
  • The newly formed Cossack Hetmanate declares support for Stanislaw I. Stanislaw I and his army defeats a Commonwealth army of 10,000. Another decisive blow against the Commonwealth. Another blow like this will definitely be fatal for the Commonwealth.
  • On July Twenty seventh, 1727, the Swedish-Cossack-Polish forces decisively defeat Augustus the Strong's army, capturing him and major Sejm leaders. Russia exits it's support for them. The Holy Roman Empire is defeated by the French decisively due to focusing on two fronts.
  • On August Tenth, 1727, The Treaty of Krakow is signed. Russia, August and his descendants will recognize Stanislaw I as King of Poland-Lithuania. The Sejm and Commonwealth are abolished. Austria, Saxony, and Russia pay a total of 300,000 to Karl XII.
  • On February Twelth, 1729, Karl XII marries the Princesss of Poland-Lithuania, who did not die at eighteen. 9 months later, Karl XIII is born. Karl XII continues his homosexual relationships but they deteriorate after this event.
  • On April 9th, 1732, Hedvig Sophia is born to Anna. A few months later, the Swedish Gold Coast is nationalized. Hedvig Sophia is betrothed to a Bjelke nobleman. The Bjelkes are currently the House ruling Norway. Karl XIII is betrothed to Louise Francoise, daughter of Louis XIV the Great of France.
  • Karl XII ventures to the Gold Coast to fight rebel Africans and expand Swedish territory, leaving Sweden on January 4th 1733, and arriving there February 2nd.
  • Karl XII returns home on time for his daughter's birthday. In 1740, Karl XII joins the War of Austrian Succession, supporting Bavaria and her Allies. Sweden invades Austria with the Caroleans army, but Austria's ally, Russia invades Poland and Sweden, Karelia and Poland are put into control of the defense. Karl XII invades Austria helping with the capture of Prag. They soon march for Vienna, Maria Theresa's Hungarian Army defeats the French but struggle against the Caroleans. Russia proves to be an inferior ally, exiting the war after being defeated at Smolensk. Sweden sets siege to Vienna, a week into the siege, Karl XII is killed in a failed Austrian sally. The Austrians are repulsed but the siege is abandoned. Sweden exits the war in 1745, July Sixth.
  • Karl XIII succeeds his father as Enperor of The Swedish Empire. He is corronated September Second, 1745.
This is part one, I will do part two later on. Tell me what you think and do you want more? Was this interesting and realistic?
 
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Too small, and I'm not going to zoom in on this just to have to zoom out when I need to go to a different website.
 
The Second Lion of the North
David_von_Krafft_-_King_Charles_XII_of_Sweden_002.jpg

  • The King of Sweden, Karl XII declares the Conclusion of the Kingdom of Sweden... and the Dawn of the Swedish Empire on the Twentieth of May on 1727, three days after Catherine I's death leading to a power struggle between her children. The Regency sign peace with Karl XII giving into his demands. Moscow accepts Sweden's control over Norway, Karelia, Iceland, Greenland, Poland-Lithuania, Holstein and Novgorod, also agreeing to pay Sweden immensely.
  • On May Eighteenth, 1727. Karl XII gathers the Sejm and arrests them, and soon imprisoning them. The next day he abolishes the Sejm and Commonwealth replacing it with the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania ruled by Stanislaw I. This creates a new conflict for the restless Karl XII.
  • Karl XII's Caroleans march for Kiev, a Commonwealth stronghold. During this event, Augustus the Strong raises his Saxon army and marches for Poland-Lithuania, June Second, 1727. Peter II of Russia sides with Augustus II and the Commonwealth. France decides with the Swedish Empire as Europe finally decides Poland's future in the 18th Century.
  • On June Fourteenth, 1727, The Caroleans Battle the 20,000 Commonwealth forces, an obvious decisive Swedish victory as the Swedes crush the less experienced Poles. Kiev is soon captured after the garrison commander surrenders. The Holy Roman Empire decides to intervene on Augustus's side. An army of 60,000 is rallied between the Russians, Austrians, Poles and Saxons.
  • The newly formed Cossack Hetmanate declares support for Stanislaw I. Stanislaw I and his army defeats a Commonwealth army of 10,000. Another decisive blow against the Commonwealth. Another blow like this will definitely be fatal for the Commonwealth.
  • On July Twenty seventh, 1727, the Swedish-Cossack-Polish forces decisively defeat Augustus the Strong's army, capturing him and major Sejm leaders. Russia exits it's support for them. The Holy Roman Empire is defeated by the French decisively due to focusing on two fronts.
  • On August Tenth, 1727, The Treaty of Krakow is signed. Russia, August and his descendants will recognize Stanislaw I as King of Poland-Lithuania. The Sejm and Commonwealth are abolished. Austria, Saxony, and Russia pay a total of 300,000 to Karl XII.
  • On February Twelth, 1729, Karl XII marries the Princesss of Poland-Lithuania, who did not die at eighteen. 9 months later, Karl XIII is born. Karl XII continues his homosexual relationships but they deteriorate after this event.
  • On April 9th, 1732, Hedvig Sophia is born to Anna. A few months later, the Swedish Gold Coast is nationalized. Hedvig Sophia is betrothed to a Bjelke nobleman. The Bjelkes are currently the House ruling Norway. Karl XIII is betrothed to Louise Francoise, daughter of Louis XIV the Great of France.
  • Karl XII ventures to the Gold Coast to fight rebel Africans and expand Swedish territory, leaving Sweden on January 4th 1733, and arriving there February 2nd.
  • Karl XII returns home on time for his daughter's birthday. In 1740, Karl XII joins the War of Austrian Succession, supporting Bavaria and her Allies. Sweden invades Austria with the Caroleans army, but Austria's ally, Russia invades Poland and Sweden, Karelia and Poland are put into control of the defense. Karl XII invades Austria helping with the capture of Prag. They soon march for Vienna, Maria Theresa's Hungarian Army defeats the French but struggle against the Caroleans. Russia proves to be an inferior ally, exiting the war after being defeated at Smolensk. Sweden sets siege to Vienna, a week into the siege, Karl XII is killed in a failed Austrian sally. The Austrians are repulsed but the siege is abandoned. Sweden exits the war in 1745, July Sixth.
  • Karl XIII succeeds his father as Enperor of The Swedish Empire. He is corronated September Second, 1745.
This is part one, I will do part two later on. Tell me what you think and do you want more? Was this interesting and realistic?

1. Where on earth is he getting the respect for this, much less getting any support from within Poland for this sudden shift to Absolutism? The entire Polish governing structure has effectively been gutted, yet somehow they can reform an army, rebuild the state, AND fight a war on all sides?

2. No sane monarch is going to send their heir to some tiny African trading outpost simply to fight a few minor rebels.

3. Swedes suddenly seem immune to logistics, illness, basic hunger and exhaustion issues of marching around everywhere, ect.

Basically, Swede-wank. You need to slow things down somewhat, introduce more international events that make Swedish victories more plausable (For example, maybe have the Turks and their Crimean vassals get involved which would help induce the Russians to seek terms), and recognize that the Empire at this point is suffering from SEVERE Imperial overstrech; grabbing too much too quickly with a small resource base without taking time to consolidate anything.
 
1. Where on earth is he getting the respect for this, much less getting any support from within Poland for this sudden shift to Absolutism? The entire Polish governing structure has effectively been gutted, yet somehow they can reform an army, rebuild the state, AND fight a war on all sides?

2. No sane monarch is going to send their heir to some tiny African trading outpost simply to fight a few minor rebels.

3. Swedes suddenly seem immune to logistics, illness, basic hunger and exhaustion issues of marching around everywhere, ect.

Basically, Swede-wank. You need to slow things down somewhat, introduce more international events that make Swedish victories more plausable (For example, maybe have the Turks and their Crimean vassals get involved which would help induce the Russians to seek terms), and recognize that the Empire at this point is suffering from SEVERE Imperial overstrech; grabbing too much too quickly with a small resource base without taking time to consolidate anything.
1) You do have a point for Poland but a lot of the Opposition was defeated in that war, though there is still a lot of opposition for Stanislaw's rule, and some Polish-Lithuanian nobles gained land in the Great Northern War, also PLC was in an extremely weak state after the 2nd Northern war, and their politics were dominated by the Russians, so was the Sejm, People would rather be ruled by a century long enemy than a four century enemy, who's been oppressing them since the 1600s. Also the Polish were being ruled by a Pole who is loyal to Karl, instead of a German loyal to Austria. (Kinda) Yes there is unrest, I made it lack in detail, sorry. Sweden and her vassals and allies supported, supplied and funded Poland's rebuilding. On the Austrian front it was Sweden, Bavaria, Naples, France, and Bavaria vs Austria and some minor allies. Russian front was Weak Russia vs Karelia, Sweden, Cossacks, and Poland. Russia would be in a weak state after losing a 27 year war. Also Sweden formed Stanislaw's Poland in like 1706, 21 years before the second Stanislaw-Augustus war started, reforms and politics happening before, after and during the war.
2) Reread the line where it says the War addicted Karl XII, goes to his colony in Africa for a few months after stabilizing his country, also Karl XII wasn't the most rational in decision making.
3) You do have a point but The objectives in Austria weren't crazy, they did experience forms of attrition but not at the rate of the Swedish invasion of Russia, and in Poland, Sweden had control of the country allowing easy rest and supplying for the Swedes. Each battle was at least 1-3 days or 1-10 hours maybe, enough time to travel and rest within a short area, most of the fighting was around the capitals and major cities, except Warsaw and Danzig.
Also majority of the land was captured or/and claimed within the first 10 years, 17+ years to administrate, organize etc... before fully controlling them. Thanks for the tips btw. I'm not Swedish btw, I'm German living in America. I just like and are interested in the underrated Swedish history.
 
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