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Much has been written and much has been spoken of the 'adventure equator' of Lope de Aguirre 'called crazy, a traitor, and peregrine Libertador, among many other things. For Unamuno was "aware of a desperate desperation ' to Pio Baroja history is' produced an impression that the little place where kids beat the policeman Guignol and the hanging judge. Despite their crimes and atrocities, I was almost Aguirre simpatico '(' concerns Xanti Andia). Ramon J. Charles XI in his will that established a regency government should assume the real power until the coming of age of Prince Charles. The regency council was formed by the queen mother and 5 counselors Ulrica Leonor real. On the death of his father, Carlos had 14 years, according to custom, the age of majority is at 18. However their nearest predecessors, including his father, had taken the crown before that age.
The council believe that the prince regent and showed the maturity necessary to assume the real power and began to probe the views between the representatives of the subjects of the kingdom, declared of age, and thus be crowned king.
I accept the nobility, the rabble as well. Only among the clergy there was some resistance, as they felt too young yet. It was decided to convene the Parliament on 3 November 1697. The acceptance of the nobility and the plebs were politically motivated, because the nobility by supporting the request of the crown wanted a chance to land restitution, land seized by Charles XI to consolidate his reign economically and for the plebs The coronation of Charles meant the establishment of a neutralizer to the aspirations of the nobility.
The prince began to attend meetings of the regency, keeping an attentive attitude, but distant. When he was consulted and his opinion was in accord, put it completely, otherwise a closed Preferia keep silent, thus neutralizing the consultation, because of not knowing him the rest of the council members did not dare you decide.
The family remained united and Ulrica Leonor welfare home. However, a serious incident came to disturb the peace. On May 7 of 1697, by a neglect of the palace staff, a fire in the castle Three Crowns, and the family had to hurriedly leave the palace and seek refuge at the residence of the director Bengt Oxenstierna. The people of Stockholm will soon be coming together to help, or just to observe the disaster. A few months later the family moved to a new, modern residence, the Palace Wrangel, which changed its name to Kunghuset.
To resolve the political situation, the nobility took the lead, and November 8 to send a representative to the palace to ask the prince to accept the crown of Sweden. Informed in advance, there were waiting for the queen mother, Carlos and five counselors. Once expressed the request, responded that the prince thanked the trust placed in him and he accepted. The next step was to meet with representatives of the other three estates of politico-social Sweden: clergy, and farm dwellers, as it was considered important to give the new sovereign broad political support. The representatives were present at the palace and turn it reiterated the request. Carlos accept retreat and then again to pray. The entire procedure took only 12 hours.
The late King Charles XI was buried on November 24 and three days later the Council of regency officially ended their duties, the young prince assumed the throne of Sweden. On November 29 the new sovereign dissolved Parliament. The coronation took place on December 14th of 1697 at the Cathedral of San Nicolas de Stockholm.
Carlos broken two major traditions that day. The first was to ignore the oath of allegiance between the king and his vassals (konungaforsakran) and the second was crowned himself without the intervention of others. These two events made it clear to all that was seen as an absolute monarch, becoming the only king of Sweden that would prevail as such.
The teenager was also King Charles XII would not have room for advisers at his side, and not restore land to the nobility. The opposition of the clergy solved by arresting the pastor of the town of Mora, Jacob Boethius,-who had sent letters to some authorities, which expressed its dissatisfaction with the absolute monarchy of King-and then try him for treason and sentenced to death. The sentence was later commuted and he spent the next religious 10 years in detention, on the strength of Noteberg in Karelia. There was more criticism of the king of nowhere.


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