Swedish Copper and Financial Skullduggery in Amsterdam

• Autores: Lawrence S. Stryker
• Localización: Journal of European Economic History, ISSN 0391-5115, Vol. 51, Nº. 2, 2022, págs. 45-86
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In 1611 the young Gustav Adolf Vasa ascended the throne of Sweden as Gustav II Adolf. Along with the throne, the king inherited a disastrous war with Denmark, which he ended by signing the onerous Peace of Knared. The terms included the obligation for Sweden to pay a one million rixdaler reimbursement to redeem the strategically important fortress at Alvsborg. With an empty treasury, the king turned to his fellow Protestants in the United Provinces for financial assistance.