The Coup of 1809 () also referred to as the Revolution of 1809 (Swedish: ''Revolutionen 1809'') was a Swedish

coup d'état A coup d'état (; ; ), or simply a coup , is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to powe ...

on 13 March of that year by a group of noblemen led by Georg Adlersparre, with support from the Western Army. The coup resulted in the deposition of King

Gustav IV Adolf Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland. The occupation of Finland in 180 ...

and the introduction of a new Instrument of Government.Isakson, Börje (2009). Två dygn som förändrade Sverige : 1809 års revolution. Stockholm: Natur & Kultur. Libris 10701773. The coup was provoked by the disastrous

Finnish War The Finnish War (; ; ) was fought between the Gustavian era, Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden was established a ...

. The leaders of the coup are known in history collectively as ''1809 års män'' ('Men of 1809'). The coup executors convened a parliament or

Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ...

, which met on 1 May, and handed over power to it. The Riksdag declared the king deposed and elected his uncle

Charles XIII Charles XIII or Carl XIII (; 7 October 1748 – 5 February 1818) was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa ...

as the new king. In negotiating the new

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, Charles XIII and subsequent kings were able to retain some measure of absolute power with the Royal Right of Disposal.

References

* Isakson, Börje (2009). Två dygn som förändrade Sverige : 1809 års revolution. Stockholm: Natur & Kultur. Libris 10701773. * Isaksson, Anders (2009). Kärlek och krig : revolutionen 1809. Stockholm: Bonnier. Libris 11204680. * Jacobson, Magnus (2005). ”Kuppen mot kungen”. Populär historia "2005:10,": sid. 22-23 : färgill.. 1102–0822. . Libris 10277020 * O'Regan, Christopher (2009). I stormens öga : Gustaf IV Adolfs regeringstid och revolten 1809. Stockholm: Forum. Libris 11204747. {{DEFAULTSORT:Coup of 1809 1800s coups d'état and coup attempts

1809 Events January–March * January 5 – The Treaty of the Dardanelles, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Ottoman Empire, is concluded. * January 10 – Peninsular War – French Marshal Jean ...

19th century in Sweden Conflicts in 1809 1809 in Sweden 19th century in Stockholm Rebellions in Sweden

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