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.

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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

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Swedish Empire followedBy Age of Liberty
Anders Johan von Höpken movement Age of Liberty
this entity surface form: Age of Liberty (Sweden)
Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden era Age of Liberty
Frederick I of Sweden (brother-in-law via Ulrika Eleonora) era Age of Liberty
subject surface form: Frederick I of Sweden
King Frederick I of Sweden era Age of Liberty
Adolf Frederick of Sweden reignDuring Age of Liberty
von Höpken era Age of Liberty
subject surface form: Anders Johan von Höpken
von Höpken family historicalPeriod Age of Liberty