Editing Riksdag of the Estates (section)

== Replaced by the new Riksdag ==
The [[Instrument of Government (1809)|constitution of 1809]] divided the powers of government between the monarch and the Riksdag of the Estates, and after 1866 between the monarch and the new [[Riksdag]]. In 1866 all the Estates voted in favor of dissolution and at the same time to constitute a new assembly, [[Riksdag|''Sveriges Riksdag'']]. The four former estates were abolished. The [[Swedish House of Nobility|House of Nobility]] ({{langx|sv|Riddarhuset}}) remained as a quasi-official representation of the [[Swedish nobility]] until 2003. Although the Nobility remains as a legal entity it is no longer an entity of public law but merely a private association. All Noble privileges have been abolished. However, a number of entailed properties ({{Lang|sv|fidekomisser}}) remain to be commuted (that is, turned into limited liability companies). The modern [[Centre Party (Sweden)|Centre Party]], which grew out of the Swedish farmers' movement, could be construed as a modern representation with a traditional bond to the Estate of the Farmers.