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360° scene from King Gustav III Performs His Bloodless Coup d'Etat1709 AD – 1772 AD

5 moments from Sweden's history, suggested by Swedes players.

HistoryGuesser Community5 locations30 plays1709 AD – 1772 AD FeaturedTricky· 58

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  1. Round 1 · 1772 AD

    Tricky

    King Gustav III Performs His Bloodless Coup d'Etat

    King Gustav III seized power at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, effectively ending the Age of Liberty by forcing the Riksdag to accept a new constitution that restored absolute monarchy to the Swedish crown.

  2. Round 2 · 1745 AD

    Tricky

    East Indiaman Gotheborg Sinks Near Alvsborg Fortress

    Returning from a thirty-month voyage to China, this Swedish merchant vessel tragically struck the Hunnebådan rock within sight of its home port, sinking rapidly while the entire crew miraculously survived the maritime disaster.

  3. Round 3 · 1719 AD

    Tricky

    Carolean Death March begins across the Sylan Mountains

    Following the death of King Charles XII, thousands of Swedish soldiers perished in a catastrophic blizzard while retreating from Norway, leaving the mountainside littered with frozen bodies during their desperate trek back to Sweden.

  4. Round 4 · 1718 AD

    Casual

    Charles XII of Sweden Dies at Fredriksten Fortress

    The Swedish king was killed by a projectile to the head during the siege of this Norwegian fortress, an event that effectively ended Sweden's status as a dominant European great power during the Great Northern War.

  5. Round 5 · 1709 AD

    Tricky

    Charles XII Flees after the Battle of Poltava

    Although the user requested Sweden, this decisive battle occurred in Ukraine, where Peter the Great's Russian forces crushed the Swedish army, ending Sweden's status as a major European power and forcing King Charles XII into exile.

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