Riksdag of the Estates: Timeline

1809   At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland Finland

The Republic of Finland , is one of the Nordic countries [i]. ... 

's four Estates Riksdag of the Estates

The Riksdag of the Estates, or Stndsriksdagen, was the name used for the Estates of the Swedish realm [i] ... 

 pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia Alexander I of Russia

Aleksander I Pavlovich , was Emperor [i] of Russia [i] from March 23 [i], 1801 [i]–December 1 [i] ... 

, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden. King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

Gustav IV Adolf, was King of Sweden [i] from 1792 [i] until his abdication in 1809 [i]. ... 

 abdicates Abdication

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 after a coup d'état Coup d'état

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 and is later exiled.

1809   Sweden Sweden

The Kingdom of Sweden is a Nordic country [i] in Scandinavia [i]. ... 

 promulgates a new Instrument of Government, which restores political power to the Riksdag of the Estates after authoritarian rule since 1772.

1810   Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France Marshal of France

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, is elected Crown Prince Crown Prince

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 of Sweden Sweden

The Kingdom of Sweden is a Nordic country [i] in Scandinavia [i]. ... 

 by the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.

1810   A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish Sweden

The Kingdom of Sweden is a Nordic country [i] in Scandinavia [i]. ... 

 throne.

1866   In Sweden Sweden

The Kingdom of Sweden is a Nordic country [i] in Scandinavia [i]. ... 

 the Riksdag of the Estates is replaced by an elected two chamber assembly, the Riksdag.