Treaty of Vienna (1656)

Treaty of Vienna
	Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Type	offensive alliance
Drafted	1 December 1656
Signed	30 March 1657
Location	Vienna
Signatories	Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor; John II Casimir Vasa
Parties	House of Habsburg; Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The treaty of Vienna, concluded on 1 December 1656, was an Austro–Polish alliance during the Second Northern War.^[1] Habsburg emperor Ferdinand III agreed to enter the war on the anti-Swedish side and support the Polish king John II Casimir with 4,000 troops.^[1] The treaty was, however, dissatisfying for John II Casimir, who had hoped for more substantial aid, and further ineffective as Ferdinand III died three days after giving his signature.^[1] A similar, but more effective alliance was concluded by Ferdinand III's successor Leopold I in the Treaty of Vienna (1657).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Frost, Robert I (2000). The Northern Wars. War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe 1558–1721. Harlow: Longman. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-582-06429-4.

[Frost179-1] Frost, Robert I (2000). The Northern Wars. War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe 1558–1721. Harlow: Longman. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-582-06429-4.

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