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	Swedish krona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) decided on October 27, 2004, following a proposal from the Riksbank, that some older series of banknotes and coins would cease to be legal tender after December 31, 2005.
		Notwithstanding this, on 14 September 2003, a consultative Swedish referendum was held on the euro, the result of which was a strong rejection of the common currency.
		The Swedish government has argued that such a line of action is possible since one of the requirements for eurozone membership is a prior two-year membership of the ERM II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swedish_krona (735 words)

	JURIST - Sweden: Swedish Law, Legal Research, Human Rights
		The Swedish parliament (Riksdag) stems from the ting (tribal courts) and the election of kings in the Viking age.
		Swedish law, drawing on Germanic, Roman, and Anglo-American law, is neither as codified as in France and other countries influenced by the Napoleonic Code, nor as dependent on judicial practice and precedents as in the United States.
		The Swedish Government generally respected the human rights of its citizens in 2001, and the law and judiciary provide effective means of dealing with individual instances of abuse.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/sweden.htm (361 words)

	Sweden, Russia and the Great Northern War
		He was a friend of the Swedish monarchy until 1699, having sworn to observe all treaties between his kingdom and the kingdom of Sweden.
		Stanislaus escaped to Swedish Pomerania, and from there he went to Weissenbourg, becoming master of the principality of Zweibrücken - his daughter, Mary, to marry King Louis XV of France.
		Swedish troops at Stralsund were made prisoners of war, marching into captivity with banners flying and music playing, expecting to be released in a few months following payment for their keep to Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia.
	www.fsmitha.com /h3/h30-sw.htm (6228 words)

	Carl-Johan Swardenheim - A Swedish monarchy beyond 2020? - Paper for Australian Monarchist Alliance 2004 Conference
		At the opposite side of the monarchial spectrum is "the pure historical monarchy".
		Spain and Britain are two monarchies somewhere in the middle of the spectrum.
		The danger for the Swedish monarchy, as well as for the rest of society, is not a major political shift in public opinion (which would catapult the Liberals and Leftists to 40% each of the voter).
	geocities.com /monarchistalliance/sweden.html (2875 words)

	1814 - 1905 (Norway - the official site in the United States)
		The resentment directed towards the Swedish monarchy soon became apparent within the union, not least because foreign policy was led in its entirety from Stockholm.
		The really major struggle against the Swedish monarchy, however, was linked to the introduction of parliamentarianism, the constitutional principle that a government must have the support of the national assembly if it is to remain in power.
		A Swedish demand that the union's foreign minister must be Swedish, and the Norwegians' demand for their own consulates sparked bitter disagreement.
	www.norway.org /history/after1814/unionswe/unionswe.htm (785 words)

	The Monarchy in Sweden
		The oldest, historically reliable information about the monarchy in Sweden is the narrative about the Svear kingdom which stems from the 9th century and is to be found in the Ansgar Legend depicting the travels of the Christian missionary, Ansgar, to the Svear trading centre, Birka.
		For example, in such vital questions as relations with Norway during 1858–1860, assistance to Denmark in the war with Germany in 1864 and as regards the reform of the representative system in 1866, it was the Council and the Riksdag—not the King—who shaped Sweden’s politics and in critical situations made the final decisions.
		Accordingly, the Crown Princess Victoria, born on 14 July 1977, is heir to the Swedish throne.
	www.bolag.org /english/sweden/general/e-s-monarchy.htm (4036 words)

	Ask Us A Question (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Throughout the 20th century, Swedish foreign policy was based on the principle of non-alignment in peacetime and neutrality in wartime.
		Swedish unemployment figures are highly contested, with the Social-Democratic government defending the official figure of 5.6% and the opposition claiming a much higher figure.
		Swedish 20th century culture is noted by pioneering works in the early days of cinema, with Mauritz Stiller and Victor SjÃ¶strÃ¶m.
	www.avoo.com /wiki/Sweden (6845 words)

	Myth of Democratic Monarchy for Iran
		Monarchy gets its legitimacy from its historical roots of Persian Empires, where their "natural" way to deal with diversity was centralism, although the Persian Satraps of Ancient Persian Empire were more like federalism than centralism of French monarchy, centrist model which was followed by the modern monarchies of Iran.
		and monarchy is the gateway to open tyranny compromising secularism to block the democratic forces, because monarchy fears real democratic forces and shares this fear with the Islamists who prefer to block the advancement of secularism.
		Reza Pahlavi is after his vested interest of returning Pahlavi monarchy to the throne, with the U.S. help, and he tries to use a formula of referendum for republic vs monarchy to deceive people, and this fact has actually turned off the people from even supporting the referendum slogan.
	www.ghandchi.com /307-MythMonarchyEng.htm (3773 words)

	For Ceremonies and Emergencies by Jørn K. Baltzersen
		However, the Swedish monarchy was different after the total emasculation of the King in the 1970’s, but it still is not referred to as a new monarchy as if it were a newborn baby.
		The concept of national monarchy was basically that the monarchy belonged to the nation, and this concept broke radically with the old order, where territories belonged to monarchies.
		She answered that a "people’s monarchy" is a monarchy where the monarchy serves the people and not the other way around.
	www.lewrockwell.com /baltzersen/baltzersen23.html (8458 words)

	Swedish Monarchy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Swedish Monarchy is based on more than a millenium of traditions.
		The constitutional monarchy developed during the later part of the nineteeenth century and reached its final form between the years 1917-1919, from that time on the King could no longer make any decisions which opposed government.
		The cost of the Swedish monarchy for year 1998 is amounted to 72 million Swedish kronor This includes the work of the head of state (decided by the Parliament) salaries to employees, properties which need to be looked after and expenses for the King, his family, and servants.
	www.eng.umu.se /tt/proj2/swedish.htm (483 words)

	Royalty.nu - Swedish Royalty, Kings and Queen of Sweden
		The son of a Swedish prince and a Norwegian princess, Magnus inherited both crowns when he was a small child.
		Adopted by the childless Swedish king Carl XIII in 1810, Bernadotte ascended the throne in 1818 as King Carl XIV Johan.
		Swedish monarch Oscar II was forced to abdicate as king of Norway, but continued to reign in Sweden until his death in 1907.
	www.royalty.nu /Europe/Scandinavia/Sweden.html (1355 words)

	Sweden - The Monarchy now and then (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The oldest, historically reliable information about the monarchy in Sweden is the narrative about the Svear kingdom which stems from the 9th century and is to be found in the Ansgar Legend.
		The King made himself head of the Swedish Church, and the administration of the country was greatly centralized.
		The struggle for royal power against the breakthrough of liberalism was the main theme in the middle of the 19th century for of Swedish monarchy.
	www.society.at /318/htm/sweden2.html (1206 words)

	The Monarchy in Sweden - SWEDEN.SE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Swedish monarchy is one of the world’s oldest and is firmly rooted in a parliamentary democracy.
		Swedish monarchs go back a thousand years and have belonged to 11 dynasties of which the current one, the House of Bernadotte, has ruled the longest.
		The Swedish royal family is related to all the reigning royal courts of Europe.
	www.sweden.se /templates/cs/FactSheet____14791.aspx (337 words)

	Sweden - Country Profile - Sverige
		Languages: Swedish, English is by far the leading foreign language, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities.
		Culturenet Sweden is comissioned by the Swedish Government to be the national gateway to all organizations and individuals working with culture in Sweden.
		The House of Nobility, administrative centre for the Swedish knighthood and nobility.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/sweden.htm (930 words)

	World Homes Network - Sweden
		Sigismund's religion, however, proved a serious handicap on his accession to the Swedish throne in 1592, and he was opposed by his ruthless and ambitious uncle Charles, who finally had Sigismund deposed and himself hailed as king by the Riksdag in 1600.
		In September 1944 the Swedish government announced that all Swedish Baltic ports and waters would be closed to foreign shipping, owing to the new situation in the Baltic brought about by the Soviet- Finnish armistice of that year.
		The Swedish diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld was secretary general of the UN 1953-61, and Sweden regularly contributed troops to UN peace-keeping forces in areas such as the Middle East, the Congo, and Cyprus.
	www.world-homes.net /atlas/europe/Scandanavia/sweden.htm (3226 words)

	EUROPA - The EU at a glance - European Governments on-line - Sweden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The official website of the Swedish Monarchy explains the role of the monarch in the Swedish political system, and offers historical background information on the monarchy and an insight into its internal procedures.
		The Swedish Government website features information on each member of the Government (biographies, speeches, schedules, etc.) and provides hyperlinks to their respective ministries; as such, it functions as a portal site.
		The key issues in Swedish foreign policy are also explained, in particular the Nordic cooperation policy, and policy in respect of the United Nations and the European Union.
	europa.eu /abc/governments/sweden/index_en.htm (376 words)

	A brief history of Denmark : Part 2 (800-1536)
		The Danish monarchy seems to have undergone a period of flux in the 10th century, with a short-lived Swedish dynasty (891-934) at Hedeby [Haithabu] in South Jutland, and possibly a brief German rule, ending in 983.
		The gradual consolidation of the monarchies in Norway and Sweden brought these nations into periodic conflict with Denmark, and the North German cities played a recurring rôle in the complex game of trade alliances and power plays between the Nordic states.
		By 1451, the internal disputes between the monarchies of the Union had progressed to a point where peace was no longer possible.
	www.scholiast.org /history/denmark/danhist2.html (1728 words)

	In Memory of King Oscar II of Norway
		The Swedish Parliament very much took control during the union crisis, and the Cabinet was a parliamentary Cabinet.
		Due to Swedish pressure a referendum – the first referendum in Nordic history – on the revolutionary act was held on August 13, 1905.
		Our monarchy since 1905 has been denoted our “popular monarchy,” where the monarch “is to serve and not to rule.” Of course, the monarch is always there for the people.
	www.royaltymonarchy.com /opinion/articles/baltzersen2.htm (8806 words)

	Norway-Sweden 1905
		The workers of Paris overthrew the monarchy and Europe was engulfed by a wave of revolution.
		By force of arms, the Swedish monarchy made Norway accept a new union, though the Swedish king was to have a less influential role there than at home.
		If, instead of resisting, the Swedish workers had supported the demands of the monarchy and the military for Norwegian subjugation, the Norwegian workers, too, would have been driven into the arms of the their own bourgeoisie.
	www.marxist.com /Europe/norway_sweden1905.htm (4168 words)

	Swedish royalty
		The hisorty of the modern Swedish monarchy begin with the era of the French Revolution.
		The power of the nobility grew in the 14th and 15th century as fedualism became the dominate force in the country as the power of the monarchy wained.
		The final battle, however, was not fought until later during the reign of his successor, Gustaf V. The union with Norway began to show strain in the late 19th century.
	histclo.com /royal/swe/royal-swe.htm (1851 words)

	The Moron's Almanac: News and Misinformation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Since 1974, the Swedish Constitution has ruled that succession in the royal family should go not to the eldest male heir, but the eldest heir of either sex.
		It is difficult for someone as antipathetic to the institution of monarchy and as apprehensive of the nefarious Swedes as I am to behold the young and lovely Crown Princess.
		The first Swedish monarch to ditch God from the motto was Sigismund (1592-1599), whose optimistic phrase was "For Justice and the People." This from a king who wanted to rule Sweden from Poland, and was finally repelled by force of arms.
	www.justmorons.com /articles/day020808.html (462 words)

	World Wide Web Virtual Library - Swedish History Index - WWW VL
		The basic task of FRN - The Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research - is to initiate and support research that is deemed to be of special importance to society.
		HSFR - The Swedish Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences - is a Swedish government body that promotes and supports basic research within the fields of humanities and social sciences.
		The Swedish History Index is a joint project between the European University Institute's Library and History and Civilisation Department.
	vlib.iue.it /hist-sweden/other.html (575 words)

	Norway.com - Norway travel, business, cruises and energy resources
		Liberals, by and large, rejected monarchy as a tool of the monied interests, while conservatives feared the economic and political chaos that they were certain a republic would bring.
		The Norwegian monarchy would remain a monarchy in theory alone, “a surrogate monarchy.” The most logical development for such a monarchy and such a Union would be its mutually agreed-to dissolution.
		If modern monarchy could accommodate itself to popular sovereignty and national sentiment in continental Europe, why not in Norway where it is the Union that is so vilified.
	noram.norway.com /publish.asp?id=148&mid=59 (917 words)

	The Local - Book explains Swedish king's popularity
		A new book, 'For Sweden', has collected the opinions of 15 authors on why the Swedish monarchy is enjoying 80 percent approval ratings, despite the fact that it has long been stripped of any formal political power.
		Lars Ohly, the leader of the Left Party, writes against keeping a Swedish royal family, while Social Democrat Hillevi Larsson writes that the monarchy is a 'feudal, dictatorial remnant' of history.
		The latest polls, policies, alliances and splits as the Swedish public prepares to vote on September 17th.
	www.thelocal.se /article.php?ID=3479 (581 words)

	Central Europe Review - A Brief History of Estonia
		Precipitated by the invasion of Russian forces, the Livonian political entity collapsed in the Livonian Wars of the latter half of the sixteenth century.
		Many Estonians called the era under the Swedish Kingdom "the good old days" due to the benevolent policies of the Swedish monarchy.
		During Swedish rule, some of the rights of the Germanic nobility were quashed, pushing them closer to Russian influence - which was promptly rewarded when Russia took over the lands.
	www.ce-review.org /00/27/estonia27_history.html (2113 words)

	Namnlöst dokument
		A Swedish lieutenant Mörner had been sent to Napoleon to inform the Emperor about what was happening in Sweden.
		The former Swedish Princes Sigvard, Carl Johan and Lennart, who lost their titles when they married without the King's consent, have been given the title Count af Wisborg, and all their male descendants are Counts, despite the fact that the titles were created after 1809.
		The former Swedish Prince Carl was in 1937 given the title Prince Bernadotte by the King of Belgium.
	www.warholm.nu /FAQ.html (3455 words)

	Knights Templar European Government Links
		The official website of the Danish Monarchy (http://www.kongehuset.dk) features a history of the Danish monarchy, an introduction to the royal palaces, a schedule of the Queen's engagements, and press releases issued by the monarchy.
		The official website of the Swedish Monarchy (http://www.royalcourt.se) explains the role of the monarch in the Swedish political system, and offers historical background information on the monarchy and an insight into its internal procedures.
		The Swedish Government website (http://www.regeringen.se) features information on each member of the Government (biographies, speeches, schedules, etc.) and provides hyperlinks to their respective ministries; as such, it functions as a portal site.
	www.ordotempli.org /european_government_links.htm (7341 words)

	France, Versailles, etc.
		The 1763 resolution in the House of Commons condemning the increase in the power of George III showed the way the winds of democracy were blowing.
		A period of constitutional reform and limited monarchy led to a counter revolution in 1772.
		After the turmoil of the French Revolution, Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, one of Napoleon's marshals, was chosen by parliament as monarch, and from him comes the present symbolic Swedish monarchy.
	www.stanford.edu /group/wais/France/france_versaillesetc.htm (1681 words)

	Monarchist Alliance 2004 Conference
		The purpose of the Conference was to facilitate the exchange of information on the running of monarchical organisations, so that monarchists may learn from each other.
		To this end, we assembled a list of speakers representing monarchies and monarchical organisations around the world.
		"The Importance of the Monarchy to a Stable Afghanistan"
	geocities.com /monarchistalliance/conference.html (240 words)

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