Age of Greatness of Sweden
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The Age of Greatness of Sweden was a 17th- and early 18th-century era when Sweden emerged as a major European great power, marked by military expansion, political influence, and the heightened prominence of its nobility.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Age of Greatness (Sweden) | 1 |
| Age of Greatness of Sweden canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5894364 — 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: Age of Greatness of Sweden Context triple: [Swedish nobility, historicalPeriod, Age of Greatness of Sweden]
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A.
Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772)
The Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772) was a period of parliamentary dominance and reduced royal power in Sweden, marked by constitutional reforms, party politics, and increased civil liberties.
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B.
Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611)
The Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) was the early modern Swedish state that emerged after the Kalmar Union, laying the political and military foundations for Sweden’s later rise as a great European power.
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C.
Age of Freedom in Finland
The Age of Freedom in Finland was an 18th-century period under Swedish rule marked by increased parliamentary power, reduced royal authority, and the early development of Finnish political and cultural life.
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D.
Reduction of the Swedish nobility’s estates
Reduction of the Swedish nobility’s estates was a major 17th-century Swedish reform in which King Charles XI drastically curtailed aristocratic landholdings and power to strengthen royal authority and the state’s finances.
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E.
Frihetstiden
Frihetstiden was an 18th-century period in Swedish history marked by reduced royal power and the rise of parliamentary governance and party politics.
- 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: Age of Greatness of Sweden Target entity description: The Age of Greatness of Sweden was a 17th- and early 18th-century era when Sweden emerged as a major European great power, marked by military expansion, political influence, and the heightened prominence of its nobility.
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A.
Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772)
The Swedish Age of Liberty (1719–1772) was a period of parliamentary dominance and reduced royal power in Sweden, marked by constitutional reforms, party politics, and increased civil liberties.
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B.
Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611)
The Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) was the early modern Swedish state that emerged after the Kalmar Union, laying the political and military foundations for Sweden’s later rise as a great European power.
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C.
Age of Freedom in Finland
The Age of Freedom in Finland was an 18th-century period under Swedish rule marked by increased parliamentary power, reduced royal authority, and the early development of Finnish political and cultural life.
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D.
Reduction of the Swedish nobility’s estates
Reduction of the Swedish nobility’s estates was a major 17th-century Swedish reform in which King Charles XI drastically curtailed aristocratic landholdings and power to strengthen royal authority and the state’s finances.
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E.
Frihetstiden
Frihetstiden was an 18th-century period in Swedish history marked by reduced royal power and the rise of parliamentary governance and party politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical era
ⓘ
period of Swedish history ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Stormaktstiden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish Age of Greatness NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Great Power Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringPeriod | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| endTime | early 18th century ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Sweden as a major European great power
ⓘ
heightened prominence of Swedish nobility ⓘ military expansion ⓘ political influence in Europe ⓘ |
| hasCulturalCharacteristic | court culture centered in Stockholm ⓘ |
| hasEconomicCharacteristic | war-financed economy ⓘ |
| hasForeignPolicyGoal |
control of the Baltic Sea
ⓘ
expansion of territory around the Baltic ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryCharacteristic |
large standing army relative to population
ⓘ
professional conscription system ⓘ |
| hasMonarch |
Charles X Gustav of Sweden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles XI of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Christina of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
establishment of Sweden as a great power
ⓘ
later decline after Great Northern War ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | Lutheran state church dominance ⓘ |
| hasSocialCharacteristic | strengthened position of the nobility ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Great Northern War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scanian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTerritory |
Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ingria NERFINISHED ⓘ Scania NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Livonia NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of northern Germany ⓘ |
| influences | balance of power in Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Swedish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early modern period ⓘ |
| precedes | Age of Liberty (Sweden) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Europe ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Age of Greatness of Sweden Description of subject: The Age of Greatness of Sweden was a 17th- and early 18th-century era when Sweden emerged as a major European great power, marked by military expansion, political influence, and the heightened prominence of its nobility.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Age of Greatness (Sweden)