Treaty of Lund

Timeline

1. 1678–1679Northern Europe and Paris · Northern EuropeAfter the Treaty of Nijmegen between the Netherlands and France in 1678, Louis XIV pushed for a ceasefire between his Swedish ally and Denmark. Through several rounds of secret talks, with Sweden retaining firm control of Scania and the Danish offensive unable to continue, both sides agreed to negotiate on the basis of pre-war borders.
2. 1679Lund · ScaniaRepresentatives of Sweden and Denmark–Norway formally signed the treaty at Lund, declaring an end to hostilities between the two countries since 1675. The venue, one of the war's main battlefields, was symbolically chosen; related arrangements were also signed with France at Fontainebleau around the same date.
3. 1679Scanian-Danish border · ScandinaviaThe treaty confirmed Sweden's continued possession of Scania, Halland, Blekinge and other territories ceded by the 1660 Treaty of Roskilde; Denmark's recovery war aims failed. The two countries later further eased relations through dynastic marriage, but Denmark's claim to recover lost lands resurfaced in the Great Northern War at the start of the 18th century.