1600: King Erich / Erik XVI becomes new king in Sweden. He makes many important reforms in the state, especially the army. 1606: King Henry V of Triple Monarchy of England-Castille-Portugal manages to become accepted as new king of Ireland, after the death of king Alexander / Alasdair V of Scotland. 1607-11: First Nordic War. Sweden defeats Denmark-Norway, takes Göteborg, Trondheim and Narvik. 1619-25: King François IV, after becoming politically mature, has to cut down the power of the nobles at the court, finally succeeding and making France an absolutist state.