Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772)

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The Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772) was a period of parliamentary dominance and reduced royal power in Sweden, marked by constitutional reforms, party politics, and increased civil liberties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
political era
alsoKnownAs Age of Liberty
Frihetstiden
characterizedBy increased civil liberties
parliamentary dominance
party politics
reduced royal power
country Sweden
endEvent Gustav III’s coup d’état of 1772
endTime 1772
followedBy Gustavian era
absolute monarchy of Gustav III
follows Great Northern War
Swedish Empire
reign of Charles XII of Sweden
hasAspect early development of parliamentary accountability in Sweden
expansion of press freedom
growth of political factions within the Riksdag
increased role of the nobility in politics
hasConflict Hats’ Russian War (1741–1743)
hasConstitution Freedom of the Press Act 1766
Instrument of Government 1719
Instrument of Government 1720
hasEconomicPolicy mercantilism
hasExecutiveBody Council of the Realm
hasForeignPolicyEvent Swedish involvement in the Seven Years’ War
Swedish involvement in the War of the Austrian Succession
hasFormOfGovernment constitutional monarchy
parliamentary system
hasIntellectualMovement Swedish Enlightenment
hasLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
hasLegalInnovation strengthening of parliamentary control over the executive
world’s first constitutional law on freedom of the press
hasLegislativeBody Riksdag of the Estates
hasMonarch Adolf Frederick of Sweden
Frederick I of Sweden
Gustav III of Sweden
Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
hasNotableFigure Anders Chydenius
Arvid Horn
Carl Gustaf Tessin
Carl Gyllenborg
Gustaf Bonde
Henrik Magnus von Fersen the Elder
hasPeaceTreaty Treaty of Åbo
hasPoliticalParty Caps party
linked to: Caps Party

Hats party
linked to: Hats Party
limitsPowerOf monarch of Sweden
powerHeldBy Council of the Realm
Riksdag of the Estates
startEvent 1719 Instrument of Government
1720 Instrument of Government
accession of Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
startTime 1719

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Riksdag of the Estates playedKeyRoleIn Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772)
Swedish nobility historicalPeriod Age of Liberty in Sweden
linked to: Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772)
Coup of 1772 in Sweden precededBy Age of Liberty in Sweden
linked to: Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772)
Coup of 1772 in Sweden historicalPeriod Swedish Age of Liberty (end phase)
linked to: Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772)
Hedvig Catharina De la Gardie partOf Swedish Age of Liberty high society
linked to: Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772)
Frihetstiden alsoKnownAs Svenska frihetstiden
linked to: Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772)