Historical Might-Have-Been Conquerors "Hurt-or-Heal" Game

[Zoid]

Sweden never held any part of Silesia. Leading up to the Peace of Westphalia the swedes demanded they'd be given the whole of Silesia and Pomerania, but this met with great oposition from the Magdeburgs and others and they had to settle for West Pomerania and Bremer-Verden.

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Zoid
Sweden never held any part of Silesia. Leading up to the Peace of Westphalia the swedes demanded they'd be given the whole of Silesia and Pomerania, but this met with great oposition from the Magdeburgs and others and they had to settle for West Pomerania and Bremer-Verden.

Sweden never occupied all of Silesia at any given time.

They periodically occupied parts of Silesia, but not consistently. The Swedes invaded Silesia during the Polish War and the Thirty Years War, but were not successful in permanently conquering it.

Sigismund III Vasa (Gustavus Adolphus' cousin) wanted to unite his two crowns: Greater Poland-Lithuania and Sweden; he laid claim to Silesia as part of his Polish dominions. Of course, in the process he was deposed from the Swedish Crown...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_III_Vasa

During the Deluge the Swedish occupied the Polish remnant of Silesia, much of it having already been annexed by the Hapsburgs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluge_%28history%29

Lower Silesia has remained in German hands through most of its history, whether it be Bohemia, Brandenburg, Austria, or Prussia, but Upper Silesia has generally been affiliated with Poland, and as such was subjected to the Swedish occupation.

"The Thirty Years War (1618-48) brought untold misery to Silesia under successive Saxon, imperial, and Swedish occupation."

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Silesia.html

"Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden held extensive control over the lands on the southern Baltic Coast, including Pomerania and parts of Silesia and Prussia."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Pomerania

The Swedish presence in Silesia was limited to the late 16th and 17th Centuries, and unlike Pomerania, never resulted in a permanent, extended occupation. Sweden seemed to really want Silesia, but couldn't manage to ever keep their hands on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish-Swedish_War