1680 in Sweden

Events from the year '''1680 in Sweden'''

Incumbents

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.
Great Reversion also served to curtail the political and economic influence of the nobility, further consolidating Charles XI’s absolute rule.
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.Wenerid by Skogekär Bergbo.