Sweden's defeat by Russia, Saxony, Poland, Denmark–Norway, Hanover, and Prussia in the Great Northern War (1700–21) marked the end of significant Swedish power on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea.
A derrota dos suecos por parte de Rusia, Saxonia, Polonia, Dinamarca-Noruega, Hannover e Prusia na Gran Guerra do Norte (1700-1721) marcou a fin do dominio sueco no litoral sur do Mar Báltico.