With the death of Charles XII of Sweden in 1718 it was obvious that the Great Northern War was coming to a close. His successor Frederick I began negotiating the Treaty of Stockholm, which refers to the two treaties signed in 1719 and 1720 that ended the war between Sweden on one side and Hanover and Prussia on the other. The last remains of the conflict were then resolved by signing the Treaty of Frederiksborg with Denmark-Norway in 1720 and the Treaty of Nystad with Russia in 1721.
In the treaty with Hanover on November 9, 1719, Sweden ceded the dominion of Bremen-Verden.
On 21 January 1720, Sweden ceded Swedish Pomerania south of the river Peene and east of the river Peenestrom to Prussia, including the islands of Usedom and Wollin, and the towns of Stettin (Szczecin), Damm and Gollnow.[1] The treaty was formalized in 1720, and became effective when Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia issued a patent declaring the ceded area to be part of Prussia on 29 May, 1720.[1] The parts of Swedish Pomerania that were to remain with Sweden were then under Danish occupation, and were restored to Sweden in the Treaty of Frederiksborg on 3 July 1720.[1]
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