Grand Duchy of Lithuania | |||||||||
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| 1655–1657 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms
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.png) Swedish Empire (dark green) in 1655–1657 with Lithuania (light green) as its protectorate. Diagonal lines represent territories occupied by the Tsardom of Russia. | |||||||||
| Status | Protectorate of the Swedish Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Kėdainiai (de facto) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Swedish, Lithuanian, Ruthenian, (Latin as lingua franca) | ||||||||
| Religion | Lutheranism (officially) | ||||||||
| Government | Protectorate | ||||||||
| King / Grand Duke | |||||||||
• 1655–1657 | Charles X Gustav | ||||||||
| Viceroy | |||||||||
• 1655–1657 | Bengt Skytte | ||||||||
| Legislature | Council | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Conquered by Sweden | 1655 | ||||||||
• Treaty of Kėdainiai | 17 August 1655 | ||||||||
• Union of Kėdainiai | 20 October 1655 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1657 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Lithuania Belarus Poland | ||||||||
Swedish Lithuania, officially known as the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Swedish: Storfurstendömet Litauen, Latin: Magnus Ducatus Lituaniæ), was a dominium directum protectorate of the Swedish Empire under the rule of King Charles X Gustav in accordance with the Union of Kėdainiai. It de jure existed from 1655 until 1657[1] when it was terminated and fully reincorporated into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.