The Imperial Union of Prussia and Sweden

You should definitely demand payment from Danzig, here
is the background: It started with Karl VIII the only man
in our history that managed to be king on three different
occations, when he got dethroned for the last time
he fleed to Danzig with most of the treasury. He then
generously lended the city 20 000 silverdaler, a huge sum
that was in 1465, he never got the money back. From time
to time during the years our government demanded
repayment but Danzig ignored this. Finally in 1704
Karl passed the city with the army and then he told
the citycounsel to pay up or he would plunder the city.
With interest and compensation, the city payed, you can
imagine the sum, 250 years of interest, if I recall
correctly Karl got around 300 000 silverdaler, enough to keep
his army in the field for several years.
 
First of all, I don't think Karl XII would travel to China. He's got a puppet monarch in Poland to prop up and a still intact Denmark looking for revenge closeby, as well as a revanchist Russia.

Secondly, Karl XII was probably asexual. He might just have been a low-libido type of person and very, very protestant, but other monarchs of the time strewed their path with illegitime children, but there's no record anywhere of Karl XII ever having a lover, female or male.

He might marry and have children for the sole purpose of duty, having an heir and so forth (he was very commited to duty after all), but I think he would not fall in love with a Chinese girl. He would arrange a politically suitable marriage with a protestant nation to create an alliance, perhaps England/Great Britain (depending on wether the marriage is before or after the Act of Union), Prussia, Hannover, Holstein-Gottorp or maybe even Courland, getting it from Poland.
 
First of all, I don't think Karl XII would travel to China. He's got a puppet monarch in Poland to prop up and a still intact Denmark looking for revenge closeby, as well as a revanchist Russia.

Secondly, Karl XII was probably asexual. He might just have been a low-libido type of person and very, very protestant, but other monarchs of the time strewed their path with illegitime children, but there's no record anywhere of Karl XII ever having a lover, female or male.

He might marry and have children for the sole purpose of duty, having an heir and so forth (he was very commited to duty after all), but I think he would not fall in love with a Chinese girl. He would arrange a politically suitable marriage with a protestant nation to create an alliance, perhaps England/Great Britain (depending on wether the marriage is before or after the Act of Union), Prussia, Hannover, Holstein-Gottorp or maybe even Courland, getting it from Poland.
First of All: I've changed Karl's personality in this time line so therefore he went to china, just cause I could and his enemies are not an issue atm in this timeline, no need to worry for you.
Secondly he strikes me as a person who, if he ever had a love life, would be very unconventional with said love life (such as marrying out of love and not for any political reasons).
Thridly: Just bear with me, I've always wanted to do that so now I did. If that has a significant impact on the story or not remains to be seen.

You should definitely demand payment from Danzig, here
is the background: It started with Karl VIII the only man
in our history that managed to be king on three different
occations, when he got dethroned for the last time
he fleed to Danzig with most of the treasury. He then
generously lended the city 20 000 silverdaler, a huge sum
that was in 1465, he never got the money back. From time
to time during the years our government demanded
repayment but Danzig ignored this. Finally in 1704
Karl passed the city with the army and then he told
the citycounsel to pay up or he would plunder the city.
With interest and compensation, the city payed, you can
imagine the sum, 250 years of interest, if I recall
correctly Karl got around 300 000 silverdaler, enough to keep
his army in the field for several years.

Edited so that Danzig (or Gdansk or whatever) has paid its debt.
 
1705:
War of the Spanish Succession yup, you guessed it, still going.
The "atmospheric" steam engine is designed by the English inventor Thomas Newcomen.
January 12th – Czarina Catherine I of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in Moscow. The would be assassin turns out to be a bitter Russian who blames the royalty for Russia’s loss in the war, the man is subsequently put on trial and executed.
Spring – Due to his journey to China, King Charles must work extra hard to make Poland the puppet state he intends it to be.
Lu Xing proves to be a fast learner.
5 MayJoseph I, Holy Roman Emperor succeeds his father Leopold I.
May 24th - Gold is discovered in New Sweden.
May 25th – the Electorate of Saxony elects a peace advocate as their new leader.
May 26th – the New Sweden Gold Company is formed in New Stockholm and takes charge of all things gold in New Sweden.
Summer – Denmark-Norway, still seething from the loss during the war, starts planning again but finding allies is proving hard…
July 6th – Another ship arrives in New Stockholm, carrying equipment, supplies and prospectors to New Sweden.
August 24th – King Charles makes a major breakthrough on the issue of Poland.
Autumn –
September 11th – Catherine I of Russia is found dead in her room, strangled by a pillow. This throws Russia into turmoil yet again.

1706:
March 27 – Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia has abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoints Tekle Haymanot I as Emperor of Ethiopia.
May 23Battle of Ramillies: English, Dutch, and German troops defeat the French.
September 7War of Spanish SuccessionBattle of Turin: Forces of Austria and Savoy defeat the French.
November 5 – The Dublin Gazette publishes its first edition.
Spring – Lu Xing continues to astound her tutors.
April 1st – Start of The Russian Civil between those who support Alexei Petrovich as the next Czar and those who want to see another nobleman on the Russian throne.
May 5th – The Ottoman Empire decides to capitalize on the Russian Civil War and invades Russian territories.
May 6th – Ottoman troops are surprised to see a unified Russian front facing them.
May 7th – the Russian Civil War is put on hold to repel the invaders. Start of the Russo-Ottoman war (1706-1707)
Summer – Russian troops defeat Ottoman troops in battle, both sides suffering disastrously in the process.
June 7th – Ulrika Eleonora gives birth to a son; the baby boy is named William.
July 8th – Frederick’s son, Frederick William, contracts an unknown illness
August – Frederick begins reforming what’s little exists of the Prussian military to mimic the Swedish counterpart.
August 23rd – Alexei proves to be an able military commander in battle with the Ottomans, winning a clear victory with his forces…
Autumn – The Kingdom of Prussia and the Kingdom of Sweden forms an alliance.
Winter – Lu Xing is almost fluent in Swedish by this point, much to the astonishment of several people and the pleasure of King Charles.

1707:
1 January – John V is crowned King of Portugal.
16 January – The Treaty (or Act) of Union of the two Kingdoms of Scotland and England is ratified by the Scottish Parliament.
3 March – Death of Aurangzeb precipitates disintegration of Mughal Empire in India.
19 March – The Act of Union with Scotland is ratified by the English Parliament.
1 May – The Acts of Union become law, uniting the Parliaments of the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to form the Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
25 April – The Allied army is defeated by the Bourbon army at Almanza, Spain in the War of the Spanish Succession.
October 22Scilly naval disaster: four British Royal Navy ships run aground near the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell and thousands of sailors drown.
October 23 – The Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain first sits in London.
December 24 – The first British Governor of Gibraltar, directly appointed by Queen Anne, Roger Elliott, takes up residence in the Convent of the Franciscan Friars.
January 23rd – Frederick William dies as a result of his illness, leaving Ulrika’s son William as heir apparent (Tell me if this is too implausible and I’ll change it).
Spring – Alexei leads a Russian army to victory after victory over the Ottomans but is forced to a halt after suffering too many casualties.
The Colony of New Sweden prospers and brings much wealth to Sweden.
May 15th – The marriage between Lu Xing and King Charles XII of Sweden is a fact, despite protests from varying nobles who feel that the king should choose a political marriage instead.
May 16th – Lu Xing is crowned Queen of Sweden, leading to much debate though the more liberal people in Sweden supports the new queen wholeheartedly.
June 6th – the Ottomans sue for peace, ending the Russo-Ottoman war. Many in Russia fear that the Civil War will erupt again.
June 7th – Alexei is crowned Tsar Alexei II of Russia, thereby preventing Civil War (1)
August 6th – SEIC buys some assets from the Dutch East India Company, providing money to fuel the war effort.
Autumn – Denmark-Norway is growing increasingly frustrated with Sweden and decides to attack in spring next year, consequences be damned…





(1) Alexei has managed to sway popular opinion in his favour.
 
One thing is fundamentally wrong here: Karl XII was not a militaristic king, he was intent at keeping out of conflict. 'Twas when the Russians attacked that he went against them, he saw no other honourable choice.
 
One thing is fundamentally wrong here: Karl XII was not a militaristic king, he was intent at keeping out of conflict. 'Twas when the Russians attacked that he went against them, he saw no other honourable choice.
Really? All books I've read about him and the great northern war (mainly my history books in school) suggests or outright states that he was one of the most militaristic kings in Swedish history, but I can always change it if it is an issue...
 
1708:
One third of the population of Masuria dies of the plague.
Spring – Denmark launches a surprise campaign against Sweden all by its lonesome, gaining initial success.
May 20th – Battle of Stockholm, the Danes have surprised the world and reached the Swedish capitol but in the ensuing battle the Danish army is routed.
Summer – Sweden continues to pursue the Danish invaders and eventually push them back over the sound and back into Norway.
August 12th – A Swedish navy defeats the Danish Navy at the Battle of Malmö.
Autumn – King Charles readies his army for a campaign in Norway.

1709:
January 6 – Europe's coldest period in 500 years begins during the night, lasting three months and with its effects felt for the entire year. In France, the coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail, and 24,000 Parisians die.
February – In America, Mardi Gras is celebrated one more time with Masque de la Mobile in the capital of French Louisianne, Mobile (Alabama), before Mobile is moved 27 miles (43 km) down the Mobile River to Mobile Bay in 1711.
February 2Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
August 8 – The hot air balloon of Bartolomeu de Gusmão flies in Portugal.
September 11Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, the Netherlands and Austria defeat France.
December 25 – In London, 10 ships leave for the New York colony, carrying over 4,000 people.
Spring – King Charles invades Norway and begins his Norway Campaign.
Summer – The Norway Campaign continues smoothly, culminating in the Siege of Christinia* in August 3rd, this siege lasts from August 3rd to November 18th (I’ll change this if its too implausible).
November 19th – Sweden annexes Norway, spelling major disaster for Denmark.

1710:
April 10 – The world's first copyright legislation, Britain's Statute of Anne, becomes effective.
June – Swiss and Palatine German Protestants under the leadership of Christoph von Graffenried travel to Bath County in the Province of Carolina. The settlers displace the native town of Chattoka and found New Bern, named for von Graffenried's hometown of Berne, Switzerland.
June 8 – The Tuscarora nation sends a petition to the Province of Pennsylvania, protesting the seizure of their lands and enslavement of their people by citizens of the Province of Carolina.
Spring –
March 23rd – Queen Lu of Sweden dies in childbirth**; Crown Princess Anna of Sweden is born.
March 24th – King Charles is devastated by the news of his wife’s death.
April – Sweden launches an invasion on Denmark, at the same time Prussia invades Schleswig-Holstein.
May 4th – King Frederick IV of Denmark flees to Iceland with his family.
May 15th – Sweden annexes Denmark, Prussia annexes Schleswig-Holstein.
Summer – Sweden establishes power in Denmark and Norway, with the Danish monarchy deposed, the positions of Governor of Denmark and Governor of Norway respectively are formed and filled. General Axel Stenberg becomes Governor of Denmark.
General Lewenhaupt becomes Governor of Norway. The Governors are tasked with keeping the peace and collecting taxes and the like for the Swedish Crown.
Later scholars will conclude that the annexation of Denmark was only made possible due to the ongoing War of Spanish Succession occupying the attention of both Britain and the Dutch…
Autumn – a depressed king Charles is talked into pursuing a political marriage after the death of his wife. ***



*I’m fairly sure this was Norway’s capitol back then…
** She didn’t play that much of an important figure in this timeline; the child on the other hand is next in line for the Swedish Throne…
***Now, who should King Charles choose as his next wife?
 
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1710:
April 10 – The world's first copyright legislation, Britain's Statute of Anne, becomes effective.
June – Swiss and Palatine German Protestants under the leadership of Christoph von Graffenried travel to Bath County in the Province of Carolina. The settlers displace the native town of Chattoka and found New Bern, named for von Graffenried's hometown of Berne, Switzerland.
June 8 – The Tuscarora nation sends a petition to the Province of Pennsylvania, protesting the seizure of their lands and enslavement of their people by citizens of the Province of Carolina.
Spring –
March 23rd – Queen Lu of Sweden dies in childbirth**; Crown Princess Anna of Sweden is born.
March 24th – King Charles is devastated by the news of his wife’s death.
April – Sweden launches an invasion on Denmark, at the same time Prussia invades Schleswig-Holstein.
May 4th – King Frederick IV of Denmark flees to Iceland with is family.
May 15th – Sweden annexes Denmark, Prussia annexes Schleswig-Holstein.
Summer – Sweden establishes power in Denmark and Norway, with the Danish monarchy deposed, the positions of Governor of Denmark and Governor of Norway respectively are formed and filled. General Axel Stenberg becomes Governor of Denmark.
General Lewenhaupt becomes Governor of Norway. The Governors are tasked with keeping the peace and collecting taxes and the like for the Swedish Crown.
Later scholars will conclude that the annexation of Denmark was only made possible due to the ongoing War of Spanish Succession occupying the attention of both Britain and the Dutch…
Autumn – a depressed king Charles is talked into pursuing a political marriage after the death of his wife. ***



*I’m fairly sure this was Norway’s capitol back then…
** She didn’t play that much of an important figure in this timeline; the child on the other hand is next in line for the Swedish Throne…
***Now, who should King Charles choose as his next wife?

I... love you so much right now...
 
Here is the next part.
1711:
Cary's Rebellion begins in January
September 10John Lawson, Christoph von Graffenried, 2 African American slaves and 2 Native Americans leave on an exploration expedition from New Bern, and travel north by canoe up the Neuse River (this event has also been dated September 12, 1711)
September 14 – Tuscarora natives capture John Lawson, Christoph von Graffenried and their expeditionary party and bring them to Catechna (approximate date)
September 16 – Tuscarora natives kill John Lawson. Christoph von Graffenried and one African American slave are known to have been set free (approximate date).
September 22Tuscarora War: Tuscarora natives under the command of Chief Hancock raid settlements along the south bank of the Pamlico River within the Province of Carolina (present day North Carolina), killing around 130 people. This action begins the Tuscarora War.
October 14Yostos kills Tewoflos, becoming Emperor of Ethiopia.
Alexander Pope publishes An Essay on Criticism.
John Shore invents the tuning fork.

Winter – the SveaArms Company is founded in Sweden and tasked by the Swedish Crown to develop and manufacture better weapons, ammunition and powder for the Swedish Armed forces.
Alexei II of Russia does not continue with his fathers modernization programs, putting Russia back at least a century in terms of development.
Spring –
March 12th – SAC presents its first rifle: the Svea pattern mark I.
April 14th – King Charles XII marries a Danish noblewoman out of political reasons and also to calm the Danes down a little. (Though this woman was pro-Swede to start with…)
May – SEIC buys out some Dutch East India holdings, providing more money for the Dutch and their war effort but hampering the Dutch East India Company’s efforts…*
Summer – Svea pattern mark I is now standard issue for Swedish infantry, being more accurate than the previous rifle used by Swedish infantry.
Agust 5th – a minor earthquake is recorded in the Swedish province of Scania.
Autumn – King Charles decides to fashion the Swedish Navy after the Royal Navy, to make it stronger. **
October 19th – a Minor revolt in Denmark is put down; Governor Stenberg brings the rebellion leaders to the negation table to settle the issue.

1712:
Tuscarora War (17111715)
April – A black insurrection takes place in New York City; 21 blacks are executed after the militia suppresses the rebellion.
July 24Battle of Denain: The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force.
The Treaty of Aargau is signed by Catholics and Protestants, introducing the Protestant faith into Switzerland.
Thomas Newcomen builds the first piston-operated steam engine at Tipton, Staffordshire, England.
After many years of settlement, the "Town on Queen Anne's Creek" is established as a courthouse for Chowan County, North Carolina. The town is renamed Edenton in 1720 and incorporated in 1722.
The VOC Zuytdorp is wrecked off the coast of Western Australia.
John Arbuthnot creates the character of John Bull to represent Britain.

Winter –
February 30 – Sweden temporarily adopts February 30 as a day to adjust the Swedish Calendar closer to the Julian calendar.
Spring – SAC continues its work.
April 10th - New Stockholm in New Sweden is registered as having approximately 4000 permanent residents.
May 1st – a SEIC ship is sunk outside the coast of India; its cargo is subsequently salvaged by Indians.
May 15th – Two SEIC ships are captured by Pirates outside the coast of Africa.
Summer – Sweden continues to modernize its navy, SAC presents a new, more modern and efficient naval cannon.
SEIC starts developing a hybrid ship of sorts, one with room for cargo, yet capable of holding its own. (More so than merchant ships in general)
Autumn – Governor Stenberg continues to thaw relations between the Danes and the Swedes, this will be his life’s work, continuing for the rest of his life.
September 15th – King Stanisław of Poland dies and Poland elects King Charles XII as their next king, sparking some tension in the world but almost all major powers are tied up (England, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Austria), disinterested (Russia) or Allied with Sweden (Prussia( even though Prussia isn’t a major power right now..?).
October 18th – Four SEIC ships defeat three Pirate vessels without sustaining barely any damage.

1713:
April 11War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht.
June 23 – French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada.
July 13 – The Treaty of Portsmouth brings an end to Queen Anne's War.

Winter – SAC continues trying to make a better powder for the Swedish armed forces, as well as developing better weapons.
Spring – One of SAC’s powder factories (if that’s the term?) explodes violently, killing thirteen SAC employees and starting a fire in Stockholm.
May 18th – A Volcano eruption is recorded on Iceland.
Summer – King Charles works to remove power from the Sejm*** in Poland.
Nothing of note for the rest of the year.

1714:
August 1 – George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain.
September 11War of the Spanish Succession: Catalonia and Barcelona surrender to the Spanish and French Borbonic armies.
Tenison's School is established by Thomas Tenison in Croydon, south of London, England.
The Duchy of Savoy and Piedmont becomes the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Louis Juchereau de St. Denis establishes Fort St. Jean Baptiste at the site of present day Natchitoches, Louisiana (the first permanent European settlement in the Louisiana Territory, after Biloxi (1699) and Mobile, Alabama (1702) were separated).
Worcester College, University of Oxford is founded (formerly Gloucester College, closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries).
The British Parliament votes "to offer a reward (£10,000 for any method capable of determining a ship's longitude within 1 degree; £15,000, within 40 minutes, and £20,000 within 1/2 a degree) "for such person or persons as shall discover the Longitude."
Stockholm County founded.
Winter – After almost a year SAC is back on track with powder production and development.
Spring – SEIC is almost done with the first version of their hybrid ship.
April 22nd – Frederick I, king in Prussia dies, leaving the rule of Prussia in the hands of his wife, Ulrika Eleonora who thus becomes Ulrika I of Prussia.
April 23rd – Sweden and Prussia enters a personal union.
May 12th – Governor Stenberg’s son, Victor, is born.
Summer – King Charles, being the efficient king that he is, has mostly moved power away from the Sejm and onto himself, sparking a Sejm led revolt. This revolt is quickly put down and the members of the Sejm are killed, putting all power in Poland on King Charles.
August 1st – King Charles makes Poland into a hereditary kingdom with his heir, crown princess Anna, as the next in line.
Autumn – SEIC establishes a trading post in what will become known as Swedish Indo China****

1715:
Golden Age of Piracy (1715 – 1730)
February 11Tuscarora War: The Tuscarora and their allies sign a peace treaty with the Province of Carolina and agree to move to a reservation near Lake Mattamuskeet, effectively ending the Tuscarora War. Large numbers of Tuscarora subsequently move to New York.
July 24 – A Spanish treasure fleet of 10 ships under General Don Juan Ubilla leaves Havana, Cuba for Spain. Seven days later, 9 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida (some centuries later, treasure salvage is found from these wrecks).
September – The first of the major Jacobite Rebellions in Scotland against the rule of King George I breaks out. John Erskine, 22nd Earl of Mar raises the standard of James Francis Edward Stuart and marches on Edinburgh. James, the son of the deposed King James VII, briefly arrives from France, but leaves as it becomes clear that there is no support for him in England; he takes Mar with him, but leaves most of his supporters behind (December).
September 1 – King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving his throne to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, 5-year-old monarch is Philippe d'Orléans, nephew of Louis XIV.
13 November – The indecisive Battle of Sheriffmuir during a Jacobite rising in Scotland.
The Province of Carolina goes to war with the Yamasee Native Americans.
Karlsruhe Palace is built, resulting in the town of Karlsruhe growing up around it.
The ancient right to evaluate royal decrees publicly before they are given the force of law by the high court of Paris (the Parlement) is restored.
Russia continues to fall behind under the rule of Alexei II.
Spring – Sweden continues to grow in power, wealth and population.
Summer – Prussia’s army is more or less reformed, ready and skilled by this point.
Nothing exiting happens for the rest of the year.

1716:
Pirate Blackbeard (Edward Teach) raids shipping in the Caribbean.
Natchez, one of the oldest towns on the Mississippi, is founded.
The town of Crieff, Scotland, is burned to the ground by Jacobites returning from the Battle of Sheriffmuir.
The Kangxi Dictionary is published, laying the foundation of most references to Han characters studies nowadays.
A fire in Wapping, England destroys 150 houses.
January 27 – The Tugaloo Massacre changes the course of the Yamasee War.
MayJohn Law founds the Banque de France.
May 26 – Two regular companies of field artillery, each 100 men strong, are raised at Woolwich by Royal Warrant of King George I of Great Britain.
May 28John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, suffers a paralytic stroke.
July 5 – Prince Ernest Augustus is created Duke of York.
August 5Battle of Petrovaradin: 83,300 Austrian troops of Prince Eugene of Savoy defeat 150,000 Ottoman Turks under Damad Ali Pasha.
August 24Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, returns from Italy.
November 9Caroline of Ansbach, Princess of Wales, gives birth to a stillborn son.
December 12Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, is demoted from his office as Secretary of State for the Northern Department in the British government and replaced by James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope.
Winter – SAC makes a major breakthrough with the development of powder, inventing a safer and more powerful and efficient kind. This however proves to be too strong for regular rifle barrels forcing SAC to develop a better steel to use in the rifles.
Spring – Prussia continues to grow by peacefully annexing smaller German states.
Summer – Six year old Crown Princess Anna begins her tutoring, showing herself to take after both her father and her mother.
Autumn – SEIC launches the Jörmungandr, the first of its class, designed to be able to both transport goods like a regular merchant ship and hold its own against pirates


*this will lead to the future war between Sweden, Prussia and the Dutch.
** These guys did have the best Navy of this Era right?
*** I think these guys are the ones who elects the king in Poland and the ones with most of the real power.
****Yes, Sweden gets Indo China before the French does here.
 
I like this TL. However, I have several issues.

One: Rifles. I assume that you mean muskets when you say rifles, because rifles were not a useful weapon of war until the 7 Years' War. Even then, they were a specialty weapon, not one issued to the whole army. That didn't happen until the Civil War. This is way too early for rifles to be in general use.

Also, a bit more background behind the events would be nice. Why did the Poles elect Karl XII as their king, given that they had just finished fighting a war with them? That's just one example.

Also, why did the Danes attack Sweden just 8 years after the Swedes defeated them decisively? It makes no sense; the Danes would want to do it, but they know that it would be suicidal, and they aren't suicidal.
 
I like this TL. However, I have several issues.

One: Rifles. I assume that you mean muskets when you say rifles, because rifles were not a useful weapon of war until the 7 Years' War. Even then, they were a specialty weapon, not one issued to the whole army. That didn't happen until the Civil War. This is way too early for rifles to be in general use.

Also, a bit more background behind the events would be nice. Why did the Poles elect Karl XII as their king, given that they had just finished fighting a war with them? That's just one example.

Also, why did the Danes attack Sweden just 8 years after the Swedes defeated them decisively? It makes no sense; the Danes would want to do it, but they know that it would be suicidal, and they aren't suicidal.
1: Yes I meant muskets, issue will be addressed.
2: Strange, I'm fairly sure I wrote a background as to why the poles elected Charles... must have forgotten to add it.
3: Well... As I understand it Denmark lost the least of the coalition forces so I figured they thought themselves strong enough to surprise take Stockholm before it got too bad (Similar to how taking Moscow would have ended the Russo-Swede war earlier or something)... or something.
 
It looks like you are aiming for a Swedish victory in the Great Northern War and an eventual Swedish-Prussian personal union. A better POD if you want to get a Swedish victory in the war...
While I'm by no means expert, as I understand it, merely starting the GNW meant doom for Sweden. If TTL's Karl XII is wiser, wouldn't it be better to not start the war?

Also, I agree, mercs seem unlikely. Wasn't there a trend away from reliance on mercs at this time? And fighting in winter was next to impossible, wasn't it? Given the reliance on fodder in fields, rather than transported fodder.
 
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