Revolution of 1772

Revolution of 1772
	; Gustav III initiating the coup in 1772.
Date	1772
Location	Finland, Stockholm
Result	Revolution successful Royal power strengthened; Beginning of the Gustavian era;
Belligerents
Supporters of Gustav III ; Supported by: ; France ; Finnish loyalists	Opposition to Gustav III
Commanders and leaders
Gustav III ; Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten ; Göran Magnus	Carl Björnberg (POW) ; Christian Reuterholm (POW)
Strength
Unknown	Unknown

The Revolution of 1772, also known as The Bloodless Revolution (Swedish: Revolutionen) or the Coup of Gustav III (Gustav III:s statskupp or older Gustav III:s statsvälvning), was a Swedish coup d'état performed by King Gustav III of Sweden on 19 August 1772 to introduce a division of power between the king and the Riksdag of the Estates, resulting in the end of the Age of Liberty and the introduction of the Swedish Constitution of 1772, which would strengthen the power of the monarch.

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