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Treaty of Nöteborg (1323)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1323

In August 1323 the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Novgorod concluded a peace treaty at Orekhovets (Nöteborg) fortress on the Neva River, endin…

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  1. 1321–1322Karelia and the coast of the Gulf of Finland · KareliaIn the early 1320s, Sweden continued to press toward Karelia and the Neva under figures such as Torger Knutsson, while Novgorod relied on forces like Grand Prince Yuri Danilovich of Moscow to organize defense; both sides were heavily drained and conditions for peace gradually matured.
  2. 1323Orekhovets fortress · Leningrad OblastSwedish King Magnus Eriksson and the Novgorod side (including Archbishop Feognost and Yuri Danilovich) formally concluded the treaty at Nöteborg fortress, demarcating the Karelia border and exchanging prisoners; Sweden recognized Novgorod's control of East Karelia and the lands east of the Neva.
  3. 1323–1330Karelian Isthmus · KareliaThe Treaty of Nöteborg temporarily halted Sweden's eastward expansion in the 1320s, allowing the Novgorod–Moscow system to consolidate control over East Karelia; this border framework remained effective for most of the 14th century and became the prehistory of later Swedish–Muscovite rivalry in the northeastern Baltic.

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