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Danish–Norwegian Baltic Policy (1570s)

Type Event Region Northern Europe Time 1571–1580

In the 1570s, Danish–Norwegian King Frederick II reorganized Baltic strategy after the Northern Seven Years' War, using Øresund tolls and naval power…

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  1. 1571–1573Copenhagen · DenmarkAfter the Northern Seven Years' War ended with the Peace of Stettin, Frederick II set about consolidating Danish commercial and military superiority in the Baltic, strengthening control over passage through the Øresund and rebuilding postwar finances.
  2. 1574–1577Øresund · Baltic Sea entranceDenmark maintained and strengthened the Øresund Sound Dues tariff system, requiring ships entering and leaving the Baltic to pay taxes to Denmark, thereby earning enormous revenue and constraining Hanseatic and Dutch merchant shipping.
  3. 1577–1580Livonia · LivoniaDenmark watched Sweden's military expansion in Livonia, attempting through diplomacy and limited military intervention to safeguard its own interests on the eastern Baltic coast, as tensions between the two great Nordic powers continued to build.

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