1680 in Sweden
Events from the year '''1680 in Sweden'''
Incumbents
Events
- 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.