Treaty of Stockholm (1672) explained

Treaty of Stockholm (1672)
Type:	Alliance treaty
Date Signed:	April 14, 1672
Location Signed:	Stockholm
Signatories:	Louis XIV
Parties:	Kingdom of France Sweden

The Treaty of Stockholm (1672) was an alliance treaty signed between Sweden and France on 14 April 1672.^[1]

Stipulations

• France is to pay an annual subsidy of 400,000 Rixdollar during peacetimes and 600,000 Rixdollar in wartime^[2] to Sweden to support its army.^[3]
• Sweden is to support Louis XIV against any German prince that declares war against him.^[4]
• Sweden promises to uphold an army of at least 16,000 in Germany^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Wars of Louis XIV in Treaties (Part III): The Secret Alliance of Dover (1 June 1670) .
2. Web site: Scandinavia a Political History of Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 1512 to 1900 .
3. Book: https://brill.com/downloadpdf/book/9789047417507/B9789047417507_s016.pdf . 10.1163/9789047417507_016 . Foreign Penetration of the Spanish Empire 1660–1714: Sweden, Scotland and England . Shaping the Stuart World, 1603-1714 . 2006 . Storrs . Chris . 337–365 . 9789047417507 . 244765508 .
4. Web site: Google Scholar .
5. Book: A Warrior Dynasty: The Rise and Decline of Sweden as a Military Superpower . 9781612002439 . Lunde . Henrik O. . 10 September 2014 . Casemate .