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The Statesman’s Year-Book

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Organized as an independent unified state in the 10th century, Sweden became a constitutional monarchy in 1809. In 1809 she also ceded Finland to Russia. In 1815 German possessions were ceded to Prussia and Sweden was united with Norway, which union lasted until 1905.

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  1. John Paxton
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© 1985 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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Paxton, J. (1985). Sweden. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271142_157

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