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Treaty of Drottningholm

Treaty between Russia and Sweden against France

Treaty of Drottningholm

Treaty of Drottningholm (1791)
Drottningholm palace, where the treaty was signed.
Signed	October 19, 1791
Location	Drottningholm, Sweden
Ratified	7 December 1791[1]
Signatories	Catherine the Great Gustav III
Parties	Russian Empire Sweden
Language	Russian

Treaty of Drottningholm (1791) was a treaty signed between Sweden and Russia on the 19th of October 1791, which aimed to establish a long lasting peace and also acting as an alliance between them which was directed against Revolutionary France.^[2][3]

Stipulations[edit]

• Both sides commit themselves to upholding the peace between the two^[4]
• Both sides pledge military assistance to each other within 4 months of the request, with Sweden promising 8,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry, and Russia promising 12,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry.^[4]
• Both sides pledge naval assistance, with each side promising 9 ships of the line and 3 frigates in the case of war.^[4]
• Russia agrees to pay Sweden annual subsidies amounting to about 300,000 rubles.^[5][6][7]

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