Treaties of Roskilde (1568)

Treaties of Roskilde

The procession to Frederiksborg Castle for the peace banquet following the signing of the Treaty of Roskilde
Type	Trilateral treaty
Context	Northern Seven Years' War
Drafted	18 and 22 November 1568
Condition	Not ratified
Parties	Sweden  Denmark–Norway  City of Lübeck

The Treaties of Roskilde of 18 and 22 November 1568 were peace treaties between the kingdoms of Denmark–Norway and the allied Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck on one side, and the Swedish kingdom on the other side, supposed to end the Northern Seven Years' War after the de facto succession of the later king John III of Sweden. Negotiated on John's initiative, he refused ratification, viewing the concessions his envoys made in Roskilde as too far-reaching. Most notably these concessions included Swedish obligations to pay Denmark–Norway her war costs and to cede Swedish Estonia. Thus, the war dragged on until it was concluded by the Treaty of Stettin (1570).