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Council of State

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Gustavus Adolphus

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    In Gustavus Adolphus: Resolution of internal problems

    The Council of State became, for the first time, a permanent organ of government able to assume charge of affairs while the king was fighting overseas. An ordinance of 1617 fixed the number of estates in the Riksdag at four (nobles, clergy, burghers, and peasants) and…

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