معاهدات السلام بين مملكتي السويد و الدانمارك، و إيالة الجزائر و دورها في تطور التجارة الإسكندنافية في المتوسط 1729م-1830م

Abstract EN

It is a fact that Swedish and Dano-Norwegian neutrality in eighteenth century's European wars had played a pivotal role in the expansion of their maritime trade in the Mediterranean.

This neutrality had enabled Sweden and Denmark to exploit the vacuum belligerents' had left, thus, increasing their shares in the profitable Mediterranean trade.

The policy of neutrality, however, was not the only factor contributing to the rise of Scandinavian trade in the Mediterranean in that the peace and commerce treaties with Algiers and other Maghreb states had played a significant role in securing trade routes, which resulted in more Swedish and Dano-Norwegian merchant ships entering the Mediterranean.

This paper tends to manifest the commercial benefits the kingdoms of Sweden and Denmark-Norway had enjoyed following their treaties with the Ottoman regency of Algiers in 1729 and 1746 respectively.

Moreover, it shows how peace with Algiers was crucial to Scandinavian Mediterranean trade to the point that it was regarded as a boon to their trade.