Riksdag of the Estates
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Riksdag of the Estates was the name used for the Estates of Sweden when they were assembled. Until its dissolution in 1866, the institution was the highest authority in Sweden next to the King. It was
The House of Nobility, seat of the Swedish nobility.
Gustavus Adolphus
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Gustavus Adolphus, also known as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632. He is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power. During his reign, Sweden b
Riksdag of the Estates
…lobbying by the Lord High Chancellor of Sweden Axel Oxenstierna as a reward to this estate in return for their pledge to loyally support the King (Gustavus Adolphus). The first open conflict between the different estates happened in 1650, when the three lower estates attacked the nobility's privileges. Queen Christina…
Portrait attributed to Jacob Hoefnagel, 1624
Gustav Adolf's parents, King Charles IX and Queen Christina
Gustavus Adolphus at Breitenfeld in 1631
Death of Gustavus Adolphus at Lützen by Carl Wahlbom (1855)