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    The Coup of 1756 (Swedish: Kuppen 1756) was an attempted coup d'état planned by Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden to abolish the rule of the Riksdag of the...
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    Hole of Calcutta. June 22 – The Coup of 1756, an attempted coup d'état planned by Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden, to abolish the rule of the Riksdag of the...
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    A coup d'état, often abbreviated to coup, is the overthrow of a lawful government through illegal means. If force or violence are not involved, such an...
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    portion of the attenuated prerogative through the Coup of 1756 to abolish the rule of the Riksdag of the Estates and reinstate absolute monarchy in Sweden...
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    to calls for reform from various quarters. Hovpartiet Coup of 1756 December Crisis (1768) Coup of 1809 Royal Life Guards' Mutiny Norrhem, Svante (9 March...
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    Hovpartiet (category Sweden during the Age of Liberty)
    Ulrika's Coup of 1756, but it did in fact exist in some form or another from 1723 until Gustav III's Revolution of 1772, when its unstated objective of reinstating...
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    Magnus Stålsvärd (category 1756 deaths)
    Stålsvärd (1724–1756), was a Swedish officer. He was executed for treason as one of the conspirators participating in the failed coup d'etat of queen Louisa...
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    Gustaf Jacob Horn (category 1756 deaths)
    Rantzien (1706–1756) was a Swedish baron. He was executed for treason as one of the conspirators participating in the failed coup d'etat of queen Louisa...
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    plan of a coup d'état, known in history as Coup of 1756.[page needed] The first plan was for the royal couple to travel to Uppsala under the pretext of a...
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    23 July 1756, Stockholm), was a Swedish count. He was executed for treason as one of the conspirators participating in the failed coup d'etat of queen Louisa...
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  • Public holidays in Sweden (category Culture of Sweden)
    In Sweden, public holidays (Swedish: helgdagar) are established by acts of Parliament (the Riksdag). The official holidays can be divided into Christian...
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  • the help of the Barbary states. 1756 - Coup of 1756 was an attempted coup d'état planned by Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden to abolish the rule of the Riksdag...
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  • This is a list of radio networks and stations in Sweden and elsewhere broadcasting exclusively or partly in the Swedish language. Sveriges Radio P1, talk...
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    The National Day of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges nationaldag [ˈsvæ̌rjɛs natɧʊˈnɑ̂ːldɑːɡ] ) is the national day of Sweden, observed annually as a public holiday...
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    name stamp with the signature of the King, when the monarch refuses to sign papers of state. July - The Coup of 1756 of Queen Louisa Ulrika, in which...
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    portion of the attenuated prerogative through the Coup of 1756 to abolish the rule of the Riksdag of the Estates and reinstate absolute monarchy in Sweden...
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    the traditional food of Sweden. Due to Sweden's large north-to-south expanse, there are regional differences between the cuisine of North and South Sweden...
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    Swedish coup d'état in 1809. In 1810, French Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, one of Napoleon's top generals, was elected as Charles XIV John of Sweden...
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    Swedish is the official language of Sweden and is spoken by the vast majority of the 10.23 million inhabitants of the country. It is a North Germanic language...
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  • This is a list of coups d'état and coup attempts by country, listed in chronological order. A coup is an attempt to illegally overthrow a country's government...
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  • in Sweden has a long tradition going back to the 1766 law enacting freedom of the press. The press is subsidized by the government and is owned by many...
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  • buildings have now perished. In the second half of the 18th century, particularly after the coup of Gustav III a new direction was taken employing classical...
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    ministry of the church, covers the whole nation. The Primate of the Church of Sweden, as well as the Metropolitan of all Sweden, is the Archbishop of Uppsala...
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    century the industry was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of directors Victor Sjöström and especially...
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    December Crisis (1768) (category 18th-century coups d'état)
    did not give the royal house more than an increased allowance. Coup of 1756 Revolution of 1772 Adolf Fredrik, urn:sbl:5574, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon...
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    Sweden is home to a number of influential fashion brands with large international spread, ranging from more high-end contemporaries such as Acne Studios...
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  • destroyer of the Royal Swedish Navy from 1940 to 1947 Johan Puke (1726–1756), Swedish military officer known for his role in the Coup of 1756 and his subsequent...
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    and 59 from Oceania. As of 2010[update], 1.33 million people or 14.3 percent of the inhabitants of Sweden were foreign-born. Of these individuals, 859...
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    This is due to different soils and different climate zones, with many parts of the country being more suitable to forestry. It makes more economic sense...
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  • runestone, carved during the Viking Age circa 800 AD. With the conversion of the land to Christianity around 1100 AD, Sweden entered the Middle Ages, during...
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