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Presentation of the Act of Union and Security to the Riksdag

When: February 1789
Where: Sweden, during the Riksdag of 1789
Part of: Enforcement of the Union and Security Act in Sweden

During the Russo-Swedish War, Gustav III summoned the Riksdag of the Estates in February 1789 and placed the Act of Union and Security before the assembled Estates of the Realm.

In February 1789, amid the Russo-Swedish War, King Gustav III summoned the Riksdag of the Estates and placed an Act of Union and Security before them. The Act had been proposed by Gustav to the assembled Estates of the Realm during the Riksdag of 1789, and it added new provisions to the Swedish Constitution of 1772.

Sources

Union and Security Act Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-30

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