Alliance treaty of Szczecin

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Europe in 1701

The alliance treaty of Stettin was signed by the monarchs of the Electorate of Hanover Georg I and the Kingdom of Prussia on April 16-27 , 1715 . Its core provisions were directed against Sweden .

Treaties during the Great Northern War (1699–1721).

Contract negotiations

North German theater of war between 1711 and 1715

On November 11, 1714, Prussia and Hanover reached an agreement on the expulsion of Sweden from the imperial territory. This agreement was to be followed by a formal contract for which a first draft was handed over on December 27, 1714 by the Hanoverian resident war councilor JW Heusch (born around 1652) in Berlin. The signing was a long time coming, as Hanover had previously wanted to come to an agreement with Denmark on Bremen. In addition, it was disputed to what extent Prussia had to be used to compensate Gottorf and how detailed the Hanoverian military aid should be included in the contract.

The alliance treaty between Hanover and Prussia, directed against Sweden, included a division of the Swedish provinces in northern Germany. At the victorious end of the war, Hanover should include the duchies of Bremen and Verden , Prussia, Western Pomerania with Stettin to the River Peene , the cities of Demmin , Anklam and Wolgast, and the islands of Usedom and Wollin . For a consultation on the future of Swedish provinces had been hit on the Empire floor by the peace treaties 1719 / 1720 has been confirmed. The agreement, which stipulated not only territorial regulations but also military assistance against Sweden, was important for Hanover with regard to the diplomatic complications with Denmark over the acquisition of Bremen.

Copies

In the field camp near Stettin during the Pomeranian campaign , the contract was issued on May 30, 1715 by Friedrich Wilhelm I. On the Prussian side, Heinrich Rüdiger von Ilgen continued to sign cabinet minister of the foreign department. The second instrument was exhibited by George I on April 16-27, 1715 at St. James .

Content of the contract

Achievement of peace with Sweden. Sweden's lack of peace.

  • Article 1 restoration of peace. Expulsion of Sweden from the Reichsboden.
  • Article 2 Division of the previously Swedish provinces. Pomerania to the Peene to Prussia.
  • Article 3 Bremen and Verden to Hanover.
  • Article 4 Affiliation of Western Pomerania between the Peene and the Baltic Sea should be clarified in consultation with Denmark.
  • Article 5 Area compensation between Prussia and Hanover.
  • Article 6 Prussia receives support for 6,000 men on request.
  • Article 7 Hanover receives Prussian support from 8,000 men on request.
  • Article 8 Military Assistance.
  • Article 9 Deployment of Auxiliary Forces.
  • Article 10 Expansion of the Alliance.
  • Article 11 Joint war effort.
  • Article 12 Eviction of the Swedes in Pomerania. Sweden cutting off military aid from the west.
  • Article 13 Assistance to Saxony in the event of a Swedish attack.
  • Article 14 Involvement of the Emperor, Denmark, Saxony-Poland.
  • Article 15 Communication to the Tsar.
  • Article 16 Gottorf.

literature

  • Victor Loewe (Hrsg.): Prussian State Contracts from the reign of King Friedrich Wilhelm I (= publications from the Prussian State Archives. Vol. 87) , ZDB-ID 503432-2). Hirzel, Leipzig 1913, No. 24, pp. 90-99. (based on the Hanoverian version).