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The Bremen-Verden Campaign (German: Bremen-Verdener Feldzug) was a conflict during the Northern Wars in Europe. From 15 September 1675 to 13 August 1676 an anti-Swedish coalition comprising Brandenburg-Prussia, the neighbouring imperial princedoms of Lüneburg and Münster, and Denmark-Norway, conquered the Duchies of Bremen and Verden.
- 15 September 1675 – 13 August 1676
- Duchies of Bremen and Verden
- Allied victory
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Die administrativ vereinigten Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden bildeten ein Reichsterritorium im Elbe-Weser-Dreieck im Bereich der heutigen Landkreise Cuxhaven, Stade, Rotenburg (Wümme), Harburg, Osterholz, eines kleinen Teils des heutigen Landkreises Heidekreis und Verden sowie im Bereich der heutigen Stadt Bremerhaven und einiger Gebiete, die heute zum Stadtgebiet Bremens und Hamburgs gehören.
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The Bremen-Verden Campaign was a conflict during the Northern Wars in Europe. From 15 September 1675 to 13 August 1676 an anti-Swedish coalition comprising Brandenburg-Prussia, the neighbouring imperial princedoms of Lüneburg and Münster, and Denmark-Norway, conquered the Duchies of Bremen and Verden.
- 15 September 1675-13 August 1676
- Allied victory
- Duchies of Bremen and Verden
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess-Princess Ceased to be Duchess-Princess Death Spouse Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp: Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
The Swedish wars on Bremen were fought between the Swedish Empire and the Hanseatic town of Bremen in 1654 and 1666. Bremen claimed to be subject to the Holy Roman Emperor , maintaining Imperial immediacy , while Sweden claimed Bremen to be a mediatised part of her dominions of Bremen-Verden , themselves territories immediately beneath the emperor.
History of Bremen (city) Bremen, 16th century. For most of its 1,200 year history, Bremen was an independent city within the confederal jurisdiction of Germany 's Holy Roman Empire. In the late Middle Ages, its governing merchant guilds were at the centre of the Hanseatic League, which sought to monopolise the North Sea and Baltic trade.
