Editing History of the Riksdag (section)

=== 1809 Instrument of Government ===
Under the [[Instrument of Government (1809)|Instrument of Government of 1809]] the Riksdag shared the powers of government with the king.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 February 2024 |title=Regeringsformen 50 år |url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/aktuellt/regeringsformen-50-ar/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=www.riksdagen.se |language=sv}}</ref> The instrument remained valid until 1974.<ref name=":1" /> This new instrument took inspiration from the Swedish enlightenment in which division of power was a guiding principle as well as Swedish historical traditions.<ref name=":1" /> In 1809 the Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman was created, it is considered the first public complaints office in the world.<ref name=":1" /> A committee of constitution was established which would oversee that the monarch complied to the constitution.<ref name=":1" />