Carl Fredrik Pechlin (August 8, 1720 – May 29, 1796) was a Swedish politician and demagogue, son of the Holstein minister at Stockholm, Johan Pechlin. After moving to Sweden at age six, he was educated in Sweden, and entered the Swedish army. He rose to the rank of major-general, but became famous by being the type par excellence of the corrupt and egoistic Swedish parliamentarian of the final period of the Age of Liberty; he received for many years the sobriquet of 'General of the Riksdag'. Jump to: navigation, search August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A demagogue (sometimes spelled demagog) is a leader who obtains power by appealing to the gut feelings of the public, usually by powerful use of rhetoric and propaganda. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other uses of the word, see Holstein Holstein (Hol-shtayn) (Low Saxon: Holsteen, Danish: Holsten, Latin and historical English: Holsatia) is the southern part of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, between the rivers Elbe, Eider, and the Schlei firth. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Old town in Stockholm from the air Stockholm â–¶(?) is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ... Swedish Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... The Great Northern War See also: Great Northern War The victory at Narva Charles XI of Sweden had carefully provided against the contingency of his successors minority; and the five regents appointed by him, if not great statesmen, were at least practical politicians who had not been trained in... Sobriquet, a nickname or a fancy name, usually a familiar name given by others as distinct from a pseudonym assumed as a disguise. ...

Pechlin first appears prominently in Swedish politics in 1760, when by suddenly changing sides he contrived to save the Hats from impeachment. Enraged at being thus excluded from power by their former friend, the Caps procured Pechlin's expulsion from the two following Riksdags. In 1769 Pechlin sold the Hats as he had formerly sold the Caps, and was largely instrumental in preventing the projected indispensable reform of the Swedish constitution. During the revolution of 1772 he escaped from Stockholm and kept quietly in the background. In 1786, when the opposition against Gustavus III was gathering strength, Pechlin reappeared in the Riksdag as one of the leaders of the malcontents, and is said to have been at the same time in the pay of the Russian court. In 1789 he was one of the deputies whom Gustavus III kept under lock and key till he had changed the government into a semi-absolute monarchy. 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Hats is the name given to a political faction during the Age of Liberty (1719-1772) in Sweden. ... Depiction of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, then President of the United States, in 1868. ... The Caps the name given to a political faction during the Age of Liberty (1719-1772) in Sweden. ... The Riksdag or Sveriges Riksdag is the Parliament of Sweden. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Gustav III (13 January 1746 (O.S.) (24 January 1746 (N.S.))–March 29, 1792) was the King of Sweden from February 12, 1771 until his death. ... A court is an official, public forum which a public power establishes by lawful authority to adjudicate disputes, and to dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under the law. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A deputy can be: In politics, a member of many national legislatures, particularly those legislative bodies styled Chambers of Deputies. ... Jump to: navigation, search Absolute monarchy is an idealized form of government, a monarchy where the ruler has the power to rule his or her country and citizens freely with no laws or legally-organized direct opposition telling him or her what to do, although some religious authority may be...

It is fairly certain that Pechlin was behind the plot for murdering Gustavus in 1792. On the eve of the assassination (March 16) the principal conspirators met at his house to make their final preparations and discuss the form of government which should be adopted after the king's death. Pechlin undertook to crowd the fatal masquerade with accomplices, but took care not to be there personally. He was arrested on March 17, but nothing definite could ever be proved against him. Nevertheless he was condemned to imprisonment in the fortress of Varberg, where he died four years later. This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain. Jump to: navigation, search 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jack Ruby murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in a very public manner In its most common use, assassination has come to mean the killing of an important person. ... Look up Masquerade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word masquerade has a number of meanings: A masquerade ball is a ball, dance, or party; in which, participants wear elaborate costumes and hide their true identity. ... At law, an accomplice is a person who actively participates in the commission of a crime, even though they take no part in the actual criminal offence. ... A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. ... Varberg is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. ... Jump to: navigation, search Supporters contend that the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1910-1911) represents the sum of human knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century; indeed, it was advertised as such. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...