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Timeline; Sweden portal: The history of Sweden from 1772 to 1809 is better known as the Gustavian era of kings Gustav III and Gustav IV Adolf, ...
The following is a timeline of the History of Uppsala. Pre-christian Uppsala ( -1087) ca ... Age of Liberty and the Gustavian era (1718–1809)
Early modern period – The chronological limits of this period are open to debate. It emerges from the Late Middle Ages (c. 1500), demarcated by historians as beginning with the fall of Constantinople in 1453, in forms such as the Italian Renaissance in the West, the Ming dynasty in the East, and the rise of the Aztecs in the New World.
Swedish Empire including overseas territories. The Swedish Empire or the Age of Greatness (Swedish: stormaktstiden) [1] was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden became a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region.
Interiors during the Gustavian period were marked by a transition from the asymmetry of Rococo to the restrained classical decoration that emphasised simplicity. While the earlier Gustavian style (c. 1772–1785) featured intricate mouldings and lighter colours, the late Gustavian style (c. 1785–1810) saw more simple forms with an emphasis on ...
The country's military history is marked by periods of expansionism, particularly during the Swedish Empire era, followed by a long-standing policy of armed neutrality. Key phases include the Viking Age , the rise of the Swedish Empire , involvement in the Thirty Years' War , the Great Northern War , and more recent participation in United ...
The term is used in this sense in the names of several historical reenactment groups specialising in this period, such as the Westgiötha Gustavianer (literally "Westrogothic Gustavians"). The main campaigns in which Gustavian soldiers fought were the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790), the Franco-Swedish War and the Finnish War.
In Swedish history, the Age of Liberty (Swedish: frihetstiden) was a period that saw parliamentary governance, increasing civil rights, and the decline of the Swedish Empire that began with the adoption of the Instrument of Government in 1719 and ended with Gustav III's self-coup in 1772.