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Monarchy in the Age of Liberty

This book is about the role of monarchy as an institution when the king has no power. During the Age of Liberty (1718–1772), absolutism was abolished in Sweden and the king reduced to a mere figurehead. Even so, the monarchy continued to be an indispensable part of the form of government. The king’s...

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Main Author: Nordin, Jonas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Manchester University Press 2026
Subjects:
Monarchy
Monarchism
Eighteenth-century republicanism
Royal rituals
Eighteenth-century public sphere
Popular politics
Swedish kings
Constitutional monarchy
Eighteenth-century monarchy
Kingship
Image of the king
Swedish constitution
Constitutional law
Sovereignty
Majesty
Sacrosanct monarchs
Kings without power
Attitudes to monarchy
Swedish coronations
Royal ceremonies
Eighteenth-century court expenditure
Constitutional rituals
Swedish royal ordinances
Representations of the king
Eighteenth-century media
Public perception of the monarch
Public statuary
Royal portrayals in art
Woodcut broadsheets
Kings on coins
Popular opinion on rulers
Lese-majesty crimes
Legitimacy of monarchs
Eighteenth-century attitudes to power
Lese-majesty
Benevolent rulers
Foreign-born kings
Legitimacy of kings
Royal absolutism
Symbolic power of kings
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history
Online Access:https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111268
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