Sweden

Sweden is a country in Northern Europe, and a major force in world politics. Sweden began to rise to prominence following the downfall of England and its integration into the Danish Crown, with the Swedes largely taking over the position that was left vacant by the English. Sweden quickly became a major rival to France in place of their now deposed traditional enemy. Sweden would extensively colonize the east coast of North America, as well as claim major territories in Africa and the East Indies. Sweden catapulted into a great power following the Glorious Revolution of 1792, in which Queen Christina consolidated power and drove the Church of Sweden underground, cultivating strong ties to the major Catholic powers of Europe: France, Castille-Aragon, Portugal, and Austria. Sweden Joined the Holy League in 1795, and to the modern day Sweden remains the only majority Catholic country in Scandinavia, and the only country to undo a protestant reformation.

Sweden entered into a series of wars with Russia over control of the Baltic, and lost them, effectively ending its continental imperial period. With the loss of its African holdings to Germany, and its Indonesian holdings to Castille and The Netherlands, the Swedish Kingdom began to experience great economic instability, which led to a near total collapse of the Swedish economy in 1878. The Nobility rightfully anticipated an uprising by the commoners, which came in 1881, with the Swedish Revolution, where the Republicans were led by Johan Dahl, and overthrew the Monarchy on May 24, 1895.