Sweden’s Involvement in the Jacobite Uprisings in Scotland
The relationship between Sweden and Scotland goes back to the Kalmar War between Sweden and Denmark-Norway from 1611-1613. Scottish soldiers were sent to reinforce the Swedish armed forces, and British soldiers augmented the Danish forces. Britain was concerned about brothers from the British Isles fighting on opposite sides yet passing information between them. In fact, two British ambassadors represented the opposing sides: Sir Robert Anstruther represent Denmark-Norway and Sir James Spens represented Sweden. Denmark-Norway was closely allied with the House of Stuart, particularly when James VI married Anne of Denmark in 1589, an alliance which continued more than 50 years. (Murdoch, p. 2).
SOURCE: Murdoch, Steve. “Seventeenth Century Scandinavia: The Evidence in the State Papers’ in State Papers Online, 1509-1714,” n.d. [read via paid subscription to academia.edu]