Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)
E23532
The Great Reduction (stora reduktionen) was a sweeping 17th-century Swedish policy that reclaimed vast noble lands and revenues for the Crown, dramatically strengthening royal power and state finances.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Reduction | 1 |
| stora reduktionen | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish political reform
ⓘ
confiscation policy ⓘ historical event ⓘ land reform policy ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
reducing dependence on aristocracy
ⓘ
restoring crown control over resources ⓘ securing long-term military funding ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Swedish nobility
ⓘ
donated crown lands ⓘ tax revenues previously granted to nobles ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinTopic |
after the Scanian War
ⓘ
after the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Swedish legal and fiscal records of the 1680s ⓘ |
| endTime | late 17th century ⓘ |
| follows | extensive enfeoffment of lands to nobility in 17th-century Sweden ⓘ |
| hasCause |
fiscal crisis after Swedish wars of expansion
ⓘ
need to stabilize state finances ⓘ royal ambition to curb noble power ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
greater capacity for state-led administration
ⓘ
increased proportion of land owned by the Crown ⓘ long-term limitation of noble economic base ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increase in royal domain
ⓘ
increase in state income ⓘ reclamation of noble lands by the Crown ⓘ reclamation of noble revenues by the Crown ⓘ reduction of aristocratic privileges ⓘ reorganization of Swedish fiscal system ⓘ strengthening of central authority ⓘ weakening of high nobility ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Charles XI of Sweden
ⓘ
Riksdag of the Estates ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish Riksdag of the Estates
|
| languageOfName | Swedish ⓘ |
| location | Sweden ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
reduction of noble landholdings
ⓘ
state finances ⓘ strengthening of royal power ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
stora reduktionen
|
| partOf | absolutist reforms of Charles XI ⓘ |
| pointInTime | reign of Charles XI of Sweden ⓘ |
| significantFor |
consolidation of the Swedish state
ⓘ
development of Swedish absolutism ⓘ transformation of Swedish social structure ⓘ |
| startTime | 1680 ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Swedish Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Greatness of Sweden
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Reduction
Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)
→
nativeName
→
Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Great Reduction
this entity surface form:
stora reduktionen