Charles XI and Swedish Absolutism, 1660–1697
A. F. (University of St Andrews, Scotland) Upton
Cambridge University Press, 2006
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In the last decades of the seventeenth century the 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 1998 book gives an account of what was achieved through Charles's absolute rule and how he enjoyed the support of most of his subjects.
- ISBN-13
- 9780521024488
- ISBN-10
- 052102448X
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2006
- Publication date
- 2006-03-09
- Pages
- 312
- Dimensions
- 153x228x22
- Weight
- 476