Coup of 1772 in Sweden

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The Coup of 1772 in Sweden was a bloodless royal takeover led by King Gustav III that ended the Age of Liberty and established a stronger, more centralized monarchy.

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instanceOf coup d'état ⓘ
political event ⓘ
characteristic bloodless takeover ⓘ
constitutionalConsequence adoption of the Swedish Constitution of 1772 ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
era 18th century Europe ⓘ
factionWeakened Caps Party ⓘ
Hats Party ⓘ
followedBy Gustavian era in Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Gustavian era
governanceChange reduction of checks on the monarchy ⓘ
historicalImpact marked the beginning of enlightened absolutism under Gustav III in Sweden ⓘ
historicalPeriod Swedish Age of Liberty (end phase) ⓘ
leader Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ
location Stockholm ⓘ
monarchAfterEvent Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ
natureOfEvent carefully planned royal coup ⓘ
opposedInstitution Riksdag of the Estates ⓘ
parliamentary rule in Sweden ⓘ
politicalContext struggle between royal authority and parliamentary factions in Sweden ⓘ
powerShift transfer of political power from the Riksdag to the king ⓘ
precededBy Age of Liberty in Sweden ⓘ
relatedReform curtailment of the Riksdag’s legislative powers ⓘ
increase of royal control over foreign policy ⓘ
increase of royal control over the military ⓘ
result end of the Age of Liberty in Sweden ⓘ
establishment of a more centralized monarchy in Sweden ⓘ
strengthening of royal power in Sweden ⓘ
significance shift from parliamentary to royal absolutist tendencies in Sweden ⓘ
violence minimal bloodshed ⓘ

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Gustav III of Sweden → notableEvent → Coup of 1772 in Sweden ⓘ
subject linked to: King Gustav III of Sweden
Riksdag of the Estates → historicalEra → Age of Liberty in Sweden ⓘ
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Age of Liberty → followedBy → Swedish absolutism under Gustav III ⓘ
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Age of Liberty → significantEvent → 1772 coup d'état by Gustav III ⓘ
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Age of Liberty → causeOfEnd → Gustav III's coup d'état ⓘ
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Frihetstiden → endedWithEvent → Gustav III's coup d'état of 1772 ⓘ
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Gustavian era → hasEvent → Swedish constitutional reform of 1772 ⓘ
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Gustavian era → hasEvent → Gustav III's coup d'état of 1772 ⓘ
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Johan Christopher Toll → notableEvent → Gustav III’s coup d’état ⓘ
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Johan Christopher Toll → participantIn → Gustav III’s coup d’état ⓘ
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