What the records say
- When
- 17 Aug 1655
- Kind
- Treaty
- Coordinates
- 55.28° N, 23.97° E
- Description
- 1655 treaty between Sweden and Lithuania
Treaty of Kėdainiai
1655 treaty between Sweden and Lithuania
The Treaty of Kėdainiai or Kiejdany, signed on 17 August 1655, was a Swedish–Lithuanian agreement during the Second Northern War. After the Polish forces had been decisively defeated in the Battle of Ujście in which the Poznań and Kalisz palatines surrendered to Sweden, Lithuanian hetman Janusz Radziwiłł decided to discontinue the war. In Kėdainiai, he accepted Swedish protection.
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