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the years 1611–1721 in the history of Sweden

Key facts

Capital
Stockholm
Common languages
Swedish
Religion
Church of Sweden ( official )
Government
Absolute monarchy (1680–1719) Parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1611–1680; 1719–1721)
1611 1632 first
Gustavus Adolphus
1632 1654
Christina
1654 1660
Charles X Gustav
1660 1697
Charles XI
1697 1718
Charles XII
1718 1720
Ulrika Eleonora
1720 1721 last
Frederick I
Legislature
Riksdag of the Estates
Coronation of gustavus adolphus
30 October 1611
Beginning of constitutional monarchy
29 July 1634
Queen ulrika eleonora abdicated
24 March 1720
Reconstituted
2 May 1720
Treaty of nystad
10 September 1721
Currency
Riksdaler

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Wikidata facts

Continent
Europe
Capital
Stockholm
Official language
Swedish
Form of government
monarchy
Followed by
Age of Liberty
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official religion
Lutheranism
native label
Konungariket Sverige
topic's main category
Category:Swedish Empire
Commons category
Swedish Empire
language used
Swedish
start time
1611-01-01
end time
1721-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1721-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Swedish Empire including overseas territories The Swedish Empire, referred to in Sweden as the Great Power Era (Swedish: stormaktstiden), was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden was a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region. During this period, it also held territories on the North Sea including overseas colonies, such as New Sweden. The beginning of the period is usually taken as the reign of Gustavus Adolphus, who ascended the throne in 1611, and its end as the loss of territories in 1721 following the Great Northern War.

After the death of Gustavus Adolphus in 1632, the empire was controlled for lengthy periods by part of the high nobility, such as the Oxenstierna family, acting as regents for under-aged monarchs.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Swedish Empire” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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