Charles XI and Swedish absolutism
By: A.F. Upton.
Series: Cambridge studies in early modern history
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Charles XI, King of Sweden, 1655-1697.; Sweden -- Politics and government -- 1660-1697.
Description: In the last decades of the seventeenth century Swedish king Charles XI, launched a remarkable bid to stabilize and secure Sweden's position as a major power in northern Europe and as master of the Baltic Sea. This project, which is almost unknown to students of history outside Sweden, involved a comprehensive overhaul of the government and institutions of the kingdom, on the basis of establishing Sweden as a model of absolute monarchy.

This book gives an account of what was achieved under the direction of a distinctly unglamorous, but pious and conscientious ruler who was convinced of his Christian duty to secure the welfare of his kingdom and the subjects God had placed in his care.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-272) and indexes.