Treaty of Jönköping explained

Treaty of Jönköping
Type:	Peace treaty
Context:	End of the Dano-Swedish War (1808–1809)
Date Drafted:	Middle of November
Date Signed:	10 October
Location Signed:	Jönköping
Date Ratified:	10 October
Date Effective:	10 October
Negotiators:	Niels Rosenkrantz
Signatories:	Niels Rosenkrantz
Parties:	Sweden Denmark-Norway

The Treaty of Jönköping was a peace agreement signed between Denmark–Norway and Sweden, which ended the Dano-Swedish War (1808–1809). It was mainly signed due to Swedish exhaustion after the loss of Finland to Russia in the Finnish War, and its leaders wanted to restore pre-war borders with Denmark–Norway.^[1] The treaty was concluded on 10 October 1809.

Stipulations

• Return to status quo between the two, with both sides returning occupied territory.^{[2] [3] [4]}
• Sweden is to keep British warships from its coast^[5]
• Defectors and prisoners from both sides are to be returned

Notes and References

1. Book: Birch J.h.s. . Denmark In History . 1938.
2. Book: Svenska freder och stillestånd 1249-1814 . 978-91-89080-01-0 . 1997 . Sundberg . Ulf . Arete .
3. Web site: Freden i Jönköping | historisajten .
4. Book: Finska kriget: 1808-1809 . 978-91-7789-827-6 . Hårdstedt . Martin . 30 March 2022 . Historiska media .
5. Book: Cobbett, William . Cobbett's Political Register . 1813 . William Cobbett . en.