Revolution of 1772
| Revolution of 1772 | |||||||
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Gustav III initiating the coup in 1772. | |||||||
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| Insurgents-Government | |||||||
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Supporters of Gustav III (Opposition to Parliamentary Rule) Supported by: France Finnish loyalists | The Riksdag of the Estates (Government) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gustav III Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten Göran Magnus |
Carl Björnberg (POW) Christian Reuterholm (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | None | ||||||
The Revolution of 1772, also known as The Bloodless Revolution (Swedish: Revolutionen) or the Coup of Gustav III (Gustav III:s statskupp or older Gustav III:s statsvälvning), was a Swedish coup d'état performed by King Gustav III of Sweden on 19 August 1772 to introduce a division of power between the king and the Riksdag of the Estates, resulting in the end of the Age of Liberty and the introduction of the Swedish Constitution of 1772, which would strengthen the power of the monarch and the start the absolutist period known as the Gustavian era.