1809 Instrument of Government

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Swedish fundamental law constitutional law

The 1809 Instrument of Government was a Swedish constitutional law that established a separation of powers and limited monarchy, forming the core of Sweden’s political system until the 1970s.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Instrument of Government (1809)	3
Instrument of Government of 1809 (as amended)	2
1809 Instrument of Government canonical	1
Instrument of Government of 1809	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4093447 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 1809 Instrument of Government
Context triple: [Instrument of Government (Sweden), replaced, 1809 Instrument of Government]

A. Constitution of 1824
The Constitution of 1824 was the first federal constitution of independent Mexico, establishing a republican system of government after the fall of the First Mexican Empire.
B. Provisional Constitution of 1822
The Provisional Constitution of 1822 was the first fundamental law of the emerging Greek state, adopted during the Greek War of Independence to establish a framework of governance separate from Ottoman rule.
C. Constitution of 1823 (Astraea)
The Constitution of 1823 (Astraea) was an early foundational charter of the modern Greek state, drafted during the Greek War of Independence to establish a provisional republican government and define its institutions and civil rights.
D. Constitutional Charter of 1826
The Constitutional Charter of 1826 was a constitutional document granted by King Pedro IV of Portugal that established a constitutional monarchy and defined the political framework of 19th-century Portugal.
E. Constitution of 4 November 1848
The Constitution of 4 November 1848 was the foundational charter of the French Second Republic, establishing a democratic regime with universal male suffrage and a powerful elected president.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 1809 Instrument of Government
Target entity description: The 1809 Instrument of Government was a Swedish constitutional law that established a separation of powers and limited monarchy, forming the core of Sweden’s political system until the 1970s.

A. Constitution of 1824
The Constitution of 1824 was the first federal constitution of independent Mexico, establishing a republican system of government after the fall of the First Mexican Empire.
B. Provisional Constitution of 1822
The Provisional Constitution of 1822 was the first fundamental law of the emerging Greek state, adopted during the Greek War of Independence to establish a framework of governance separate from Ottoman rule.
C. Constitution of 1823 (Astraea)
The Constitution of 1823 (Astraea) was an early foundational charter of the modern Greek state, drafted during the Greek War of Independence to establish a provisional republican government and define its institutions and civil rights.
D. Constitutional Charter of 1826
The Constitutional Charter of 1826 was a constitutional document granted by King Pedro IV of Portugal that established a constitutional monarchy and defined the political framework of 19th-century Portugal.
E. Constitution of 4 November 1848
The Constitution of 4 November 1848 was the foundational charter of the French Second Republic, establishing a democratic regime with universal male suffrage and a powerful elected president.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Swedish fundamental law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ
aimedTo	prevent royal absolutism ⓘ strengthen parliamentary influence ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
constitutionalFamily	liberal constitutional monarchy model ⓘ
coreOf	Swedish constitutional system (19th–20th century) ⓘ
country	Sweden ⓘ
dateAdopted	1809-06-06 ⓘ
dateRepealed	1974-01-01 ⓘ
definedBranch	King (executive power) ⓘ Riksdag (legislative power) ⓘ linked to: Riksdag courts (judicial power) ⓘ
effectiveUntil	1974 ⓘ
establishedFormOfGovernment	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
followedBy	1974 Instrument of Government ⓘ linked to: Instrument of Government (1974)
governingBodyAdopting	Riksdag of the Estates ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century Sweden ⓘ 20th century Sweden ⓘ
inForceDuringReignOf	Charles XIII of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Karl XIII of Sweden Charles XIV John of Sweden ⓘ Charles XV of Sweden ⓘ Gustaf V of Sweden ⓘ Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden ⓘ Oscar I of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Oscar I of Norway and Sweden Oscar II of Sweden ⓘ
inForceFrom	1809 ⓘ
inForceTo	1974 ⓘ
introducedPrinciple	separation of powers ⓘ
language	Swedish ⓘ
legalStatus	repealed ⓘ
limited	royal power ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of Sweden (before 1974) ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Sweden
reasonForAdoption	constitutional crisis of 1809 ⓘ deposition of King Gustav IV Adolf ⓘ
regulated	relations between King and Riksdag ⓘ
replaced	1772 Instrument of Government ⓘ Union and Security Act of 1789 ⓘ
shortDescription	Swedish fundamental law establishing separation of powers and limited monarchy, in force 1809–1974 ⓘ
subject	organization of state powers ⓘ rights and duties of the monarch ⓘ role of the Riksdag ⓘ
yearAdopted	1809 ⓘ

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