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Georg Engelhard Schröder - Ulrika Eleonora Queen of Sweden
Relief depicting the Russian atrocities during the Russian Pillage of 1719-1721, on the façade of a hotel in Södertälje.

Events from the year 1719 in Sweden

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  1. ^ Mats Berglund, Massans röst: upplopp och gatubråk i Stockholm 1719–1848, Studier i stads- och kommunhistoria 34


    Georg Engelhard Schröder - Ulrika Eleonora Queen of Sweden
    Relief depicting the Russian atrocities during the Russian Pillage of 1719-1721, on the façade of a hotel in Södertälje.

    Events from the year 1719 in Sweden

    Incumbents

    Events

    • * January - The Carolean Death March.
    • 23 January - The Riksdag of the Estates refuse the recognize Queen Ulrika Eleonora as monarch by inheritance, but agree to recognize her as monarch by election after she agrees to ratify a new constitution, Instrument of Government (1719), introducing a parliamentary system and a constitutional monarchy.
    • 27 January - The remains of Charles XII arrive to Karlberg Palace outside the capital.
    • 19 February - Queen Ulrika Eleonora signs the new constitution.
    • 19 February - The execution of Georg Heinrich von Görtz.
    • 21 February - The new constitution is applied and the absolute monarchy is thereby abolished.
    • 26 February - The burial of Charles XII.
    • 17 March - The coronation of Queen Ulrika Eleonora.
    • 10 April - Arvid Horn steps down as Privy Council Chancellery.
    • 15 May - Gustav Cronhielm appointed Privy Council Chancellery.
    • July to August - The Russian Pillage of 1719-1721.
    • 24 July - Nyköping is burned during the Russian Pillage of 1719–1721.
    • 13 August - The Russian unsuccessfully attacks Stockholm in the Battle of Stäket during the Russian Pillage of 1719–1721.
    • 19 August - Norrtälje is burned during the Russian Pillage of 1719-1721
    • 9 November – Peace between Sweden and Hannover.
    • 9 December - Arvid Horn replace Gustav Cronhielm as Privy Council Chancellery.
    • - Formation of the Caps (party) and Hats (party).
    • - The Södermalm riots, one of the biggest riots in Stockholm history, originating from a fight in a brothel, spread in the poorer areas of Stockholm where it lasts for several days, resulting in a great deal of damage.[1]
    • - Boërosia by Nils Hufwedsson Dal

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    References

    1. ^ Mats Berglund, Massans röst: upplopp och gatubråk i Stockholm 1719–1848, Studier i stads- och kommunhistoria 34


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