Altmark armistice

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The Altmark armistice was a 1629 ceasefire agreement between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that temporarily ended hostilities in the Polish–Swedish War and secured key Baltic territories and customs revenues for Sweden.

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Altmark armistice canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armistice
ceasefire agreement
historical treaty
belligerent Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sweden
countryInvolved Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sweden
dateSigned 1629
effect secured customs revenues for Sweden
secured key Baltic territories for Sweden
temporarily ended hostilities in the Polish–Swedish War
endedHostilitiesBetween Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sweden
granted Baltic customs revenues
control over key Baltic territories
grantedTo Sweden
hasName Altmark armistice
languageOfName English
locatedInPresentDay Poland
locationOfSigning Altmark
partOfConflict Polish–Swedish War
Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629)
regionImpacted Baltic Sea region
resultOf Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629)
signedIn 1629
significance strengthened Swedish position in the Baltic
weakened Polish–Lithuanian control over Baltic trade
temporalScope temporary cessation of hostilities
typeOfSettlement temporary ceasefire

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Truce of Altmark alsoKnownAs Altmark armistice
Altmark armistice hasName Altmark armistice