Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Second Northern War: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Great Northern War
Date 1700 - 1721
Location Europe
Participants Hanover • Ottoman Empire • Prussia • Russia • Sweden

Related Topics and References

Topics
Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

Key People

Oil painting of Peter the Great, emperor of Russia, shown from the waist up wearing armor and a sash, with one hand resting on a cane, against a dark background.
Peter I
emperor of Russia
Charles XII
Charles XII
king of Sweden
Augustus II
Augustus II
king of Poland and elector of Saxony
Mazepa, Ivan
Ivan Mazepa
Ukrainian Cossack leader
Dahlbergh, detail from an oil painting by D.K. Ehrenstrahl, 1664; University of Uppsala, Sweden
Eric, Count Dahlbergh
Swedish military officer
default image
Johann Reinhold von Patkul
German diplomat
default image
Stanisław Poniatowski
Polish soldier and state official
default image
Carl, Count Piper
Swedish statesman

Related Quizzes

Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)
Pick Your Battles Quiz
D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
A History of War
Caption: It May be Turned to Mourning for its Loss. Our picture shows a group of the wounded lately from the Dardanelles, Ottoman Empire (Turkey) at the festivities, ca. 1914-1918. (World War I)
Understanding the Ottoman Empire
Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)
World Wars