Kingdom of Sweden Konungariket Sverige (Swedish) | |||||||||
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| 1772–1809 | |||||||||
| Anthem: Gustafs skål (1772–1792) Gustav's Toast Bevare Gud vår kung (1805–1809) God Save Our King | |||||||||
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| Capital | Stockholm | ||||||||
| Common languages | Swedish (official) | ||||||||
| Religion | Church of Sweden (official) | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary absolute monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1772–1792 (first) | Gustav III | ||||||||
• 1792–1809 (last) | Gustav IV Adolph | ||||||||
| Regent | |||||||||
• 1792–1796 (first) | Charles, Duke of Södermanland | ||||||||
| Legislature | Riksdag of the Estates | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 19 August 1772 | |||||||||
| 16 March 1792 | |||||||||
• Death of Gustav III and Succession of Gustav IV Adolph | 29 March 1792 | ||||||||
| 29 March 1809 | |||||||||
| 6 June 1809 | |||||||||
| Currency | Riksdaler | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | SE | ||||||||
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| History of Sweden |
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| Timeline |
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The history of Sweden from 1772 to 1809 is better known as the Gustavian era of Kings Gustav III and Gustav IV, as well as the reign of King Charles XIII of Sweden.