| 1 | 1700 | - 1700—1721: Stora Nordiska kriget.Ryssland Danmark Polen attackerar gemensamt Sverige
- 20 Nov 1700: Det stora Nordiska kriget:Vid Narva (Estland)krossar Karl XII och den svenska hären på 10 610 man den cirka 37 000 man starka ryska armén.
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| 2 | 1709 | - 1709: Slaget vid Poltava
- 28 Jun 1709: In the early morning, about 22,000 Swedes attack the Poltava defenders of about 45,000 Russians. By mid-day, the fighting ends. The Swedes are defeated, with some 7,000 killed and 2,500 captured. The King and the remaining army of about 15,000 retreat south-west to Perevolotjna.
- Nov 1709: Danmark anfaller Skåne
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| 3 | 1714 | - Okt 1714: King Karl XII begins a horseback ride across Europe, headed home to Sweden
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| 4 | 1716 | - Mar 1716: Swedish troops launch an attack on Oslo, Norway
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| 5 | 1718 | - 1718: Karl XII stupar vid Fredriksten
- 30 Nov 1718: (about 2100 hours) At the siege of Fredrikshald, King Karl XII is struck in the head by a bullet, killing him instantly. (It is not know whether this is a stray bullet or fired at close range by an assassin.)
- 5 Dec 1718: Ulrika Eleonora Drottning
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| 6 | 1720 | - 24 Mar 1720: Fredrik I Kung
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| 7 | 1731 | - 1731: The Svenska Ostindiska Companiet (Swedish East India Company) is founded by Göteborg merchants, and granted a monopoly by royal charter to conduct trade between Sweden and the East Indies.
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| 8 | 1745 | - Sep 1745: The Swedish East India Company ship Götheborg runs aground and sinks at Hunnebådan outside the Göteborg harbor, near the Älvsborg fortress.
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| 9 | 1750 | - 1750: Population of Sweden: 1.78 million
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| 10 | 1751 | - 1751: King Fredrik I dies. Adolf Fredrik is the new king
- 25 Mar 1751: Adolf Fredrik Kung
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1698 - 1761 (63 år) 
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