Swedish Lithuania

Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Storfurstendömet Litauen (sv)
Magnus Ducatus Lituaniæ (la)
1655–1657
Coat of arms of Swedish Lithuania
Coat of arms
Swedish Empire (dark green) in 1655–1657 with Lithuania (light green) as its protectorate. Diagonal lines represent territories occupied by the Tsardom of Russia.
Swedish Empire (dark green) in 1655–1657 with Lithuania (light green) as its protectorate. Diagonal lines represent territories occupied by the Tsardom of Russia.
StatusProtectorate of the Swedish Empire
CapitalKėdainiai (de facto)
Common languagesSwedish, Lithuanian, Ruthenian, (Latin as lingua franca)
Religion
Lutheranism (officially)
GovernmentProtectorate
King / Grand Duke 
• 1655–1657
Charles X Gustav
Viceroy 
• 1655–1657
Bengt Skytte
LegislatureCouncil
History 
• Conquered by Sweden
1655
• Treaty of Kėdainiai
17 August 1655
• Union of Kėdainiai
20 October 1655
• Disestablished
1657
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Today part ofLithuania
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.

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