Fig. 1.1 King Frederick I
and Queen Ulrika Eleonora.
Georg Engelhard Schröder,
1733. Photo
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Fig. 1.2 King Gustav III.
The white ribbon around his
arm was the sign used by
those involved in the 1772
coup. Alexander Roslin,
undated. Photo
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
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1 Introduction