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King Adolf Fredrik and queen Louisa Ulrika never managed to wrest power away from the Riksdag during the Age of Liberty. But Louisa Ulrika had high hopes that their son, Gustav, would follow in their footsteps and reasse...
115 The Swedish Sun King is an episode from The Scandinavian History Podcast by Mikael Shainkman. King Adolf Fredrik and queen Louisa Ulrika never managed to wrest power away from the Riksdag during the Age of Liberty. But Louisa Ulrika had...
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Published Aug 29, 2025, 30:09 long, audio available.
King Adolf Fredrik and queen Louisa Ulrika never managed to wrest power away from the Riksdag during the Age of Liberty. But Louisa Ulrika had high hopes that their son, Gustav, would follow in their footsteps and reassert royal authority–despite the best efforts of the politicians to train him to be a docile and powerless monarch.
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This episode was published on Aug 29, 2025.
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115 The Swedish Sun King is from The Scandinavian History Podcast by Mikael Shainkman.
Published Aug 29, 2025 and 30:09 long