1680 in Sweden

Years in Sweden: 1677 1678 1679 1680 1681 1682 1683
Centuries: 16th century · 17th century · 18th century
Decades: 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s
Years: 1677 1678 1679 1680 1681 1682 1683

Events from the year 1680 in Sweden

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

  • Wedding between the King and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark.
  • In the Riksdagen 1680, Charles XI introduces absolute monarchy in Sweden by banning the council from making suggestions unless asked to bey the monarch.
  • During the Riksdag, the Great Reversion is introduced: The Baronies and Counties of the nobility, the donations from the foreign provinces, and all donations worth more than 600 silver a year is reverted to the crown, which leads to the confiscation of about 80 percent of all the property donated from the crown to the high nobility during the 17th-century.[1]
  • Wenerid by Skogekär Bergbo.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Per Nyström: Ekonomisk frihet och rätt i svensk historia, in I folkets tjänst, artiklar i urval. Stockholm 1983.

External links[edit]

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