Age of Liberty
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The Age of Liberty was an 18th-century period in Swedish history marked by parliamentary rule, reduced royal power, and increased political and intellectual freedom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Age of Liberty canonical | 7 |
| Age of Liberty (Sweden) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
political era ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Sweden ⓘ |
| causeOfEnd |
Coup of 1772 in Sweden
ⓘ
surface form:
Gustav III's coup d'état
|
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| endTime | 1772 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Gustavian era
ⓘ
Coup of 1772 in Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish absolutism under Gustav III
|
| follows |
Carolean era
ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ |
| governingInstitution |
Council of the Realm
ⓘ
Riksdag of the Estates ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
constitutional government
ⓘ
economic reform debates ⓘ factionalism ⓘ foreign policy dependence on great powers ⓘ increased intellectual freedom ⓘ increased political freedom ⓘ limited monarchy ⓘ parliamentary rule ⓘ parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ party-based politics ⓘ press freedom ⓘ proto-liberal ideas ⓘ reduced royal power ⓘ religious tolerance debates ⓘ strengthened role of the Riksdag ⓘ weakened royal council control by the monarch ⓘ |
| hasPart | Age of Freedom in Finland ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nordic liberal traditions
ⓘ
Swedish constitutionalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Age of Enlightenment
ⓘ
surface form:
Enlightenment
|
| language | Swedish ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Riksdag of the Estates ⓘ |
| location | Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Anders Chydenius
ⓘ
Arvid Horn ⓘ Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ King Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Gustav III of Sweden
|
| politicalParty |
Hats Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Caps party
Hats Party ⓘ
surface form:
Hats party
|
| significantEvent |
1719 Instrument of Government
ⓘ
1720 Instrument of Government ⓘ Coup of 1772 in Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
1772 coup d'état by Gustav III
Hats' War (1741–1743) ⓘ Seven Years' War participation ⓘ adoption of parliamentary constitution ⓘ constitutional conflicts between king and Riksdag ⓘ death of Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ |
| startTime | 1718 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Age of Liberty (Sweden)
subject surface form:
Frederick I of Sweden
subject surface form:
Anders Johan von Höpken