Editing Charles XI of Sweden (section)

===Financial restoration===
[[Image:Suecia 3-047 ; Läckö slott.jpg|thumb|[[Läckö Castle]], one of many mansions reclaimed by the Crown. Engraving by [[Willem Swidde]] from circa 1700 in ''[[Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna]]''.]]
Sweden's weak economy had suffered during the war and was now in a deep crisis. Charles assembled the [[Riksdag of the Estates]] in October 1680. The assembly has been described as one of the most important held by the Riksdag of the Estates.<ref>Rystad (2003), p. 167</ref> Here, the king finally pushed through the [[Reduction (Sweden)|reduction]] ordeal, something that had been discussed in the Riksdag since 1650. It meant that any land or object previously owned by the crown and lent or given away&nbsp;– including counties, baronies and [[manorialism|lordships]]&nbsp;– could be recovered. It affected many prominent members of the nobility, some of whom were ruined by it. One of them was the former guardian and [[Lord Chief Justice of Sweden|Lord Chief Justice]] [[Magnus De La Gardie]], who, among many other Estates, had to return the extravagant 248-room [[Läckö Castle]].<ref>Rystad (2003) p. 181</ref> The reduction process involved the examination of every title deed in the kingdom, including the [[Dominions of Sweden|dominions]], and it resulted in a complete readjustment of the nation's finances.<ref name=enc1911/><ref>Åberg (1958), pp. 93–94</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Trager | first = James | title = The People's Chronology | publisher = Holt, Rinehart & Winston | year = 1979 | location = New York | page = [https://archive.org/details/mes00jame/page/256 256] | isbn = 0-03-017811-8 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/mes00jame/page/256 }}</ref>