Riksdag of the Estates

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The Riksdag of the Estates was the historical Swedish parliament composed of separate social estates—nobility, clergy, burghers, and peasants—that shared in governing the Swedish realm before the advent of modern parliamentary democracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical parliament
legislative assembly
abolishedBy Instrument of Government of 1809
alsoKnownAs Diet of the Estates (Sweden)
Swedish Riksdag of the Estates
composedOf Estate of the Burghers
Estate of the Clergy
Estate of the Nobility
Estate of the Peasants
constitutionalPrinciple shared governance between monarch and estates
country Sweden
decisionRule concordance of estates often required
each estate voted separately
dissolved 1866
followedBy bicameral Riksdag of Sweden
governmentalRole legislation
representation of estates
taxation approval
historicalEra Age of Liberty in Sweden
Early modern period
jurisdiction Swedish realm
languageUsed Swedish
legalStatus constitutional organ of the Swedish realm
legislativeBodyFor Kingdom of Sweden
location Stockholm
metInBuilding Riddarhuset (House of Nobility)
Riddarhuset annexes and other halls in Stockholm
nativeName Svenska ståndsriksdagen
numberOfEstates 4
playedKeyRoleIn Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772)
limiting royal power in Sweden
politicalSystem estates-based representation
precededBy Medieval Swedish things (local assemblies)
reformedBy Riksdag Act of 1866
relatedInstitution Riksdag (modern Swedish parliament)
linked to: Riksdag
replacedBy Riksdag of Sweden (bicameral, 1867–1970)
linked to: Riksdag
representedClass burghers
clergy
nobility
peasants
sharesPowerWith Monarch of Sweden
significantEvent adoption of the Instrument of Government 1634
adoption of the Instrument of Government 1719
adoption of the Instrument of Government 1720
adoption of the Instrument of Government 1772
adoption of the Instrument of Government 1809
startTime 15th century
typeOfRepresentation corporate representation of estates
votingSystem voting by estate

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Swedish Empire legislativeBody Riksdag of the Estates
Great Reduction implementedBy Swedish Riksdag of the Estates
linked to: Riksdag of the Estates
Riksdag historicalPrecursor Riksdag of the Estates
Sweden–Norway union hasParliament Riksdag of the Estates
Act of Succession (Sweden) adoptedBy Riksdag of the Estates
Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) legislature Riksdag of the Estates
Axel von Fersen the Younger memberOf Riksdag of the Estates
Diet of Finland precededBy Swedish Riksdag of the Estates (in Finnish territories)
linked to: Riksdag of the Estates
Riksdag of the Estates nativeName Svenska ståndsriksdagen
linked to: Riksdag of the Estates
Riksdag of the Estates alsoKnownAs Swedish Riksdag of the Estates
linked to: Riksdag of the Estates
Riksdag of the Estates alsoKnownAs Diet of the Estates (Sweden)
linked to: Riksdag of the Estates
Age of Liberty legislativeBody Riksdag of the Estates
Age of Liberty governingInstitution Riksdag of the Estates
Swedish nobility partOf Estates of the Realm in Sweden
linked to: Riksdag of the Estates
Finnish parliamentary reform of 1906 replacedInstitution four-estate Diet of Finland
linked to: Riksdag of the Estates
Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden associatedWith Swedish Riksdag of the Estates
linked to: Riksdag of the Estates
Coup of 1772 in Sweden opposedInstitution Riksdag of the Estates
Adolf Frederick of Sweden associatedWith Riksdag of the Estates
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden removedFromOfficeBy Riksdag of the Estates
Hats Party legislativeBody Riksdag of the Estates