One Letter to the Wrong Tsar
Early Modern Europe

One Letter to the Wrong Tsar

A Swedish king sent a diplomatic letter to Russia, and accidentally provoked a war by addressing it incorrectly.

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Early Modern EuropeSwedenRussiaDiplomatic HistoryGreat Northern WarCharles XIIPeter the GreatBaltic History

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