>Be Sweden in the 1700s
>Nobles in charge through the estates general
>A corporatist parliament representing the four estates (Nobles, Clergy, Burghers and Peasants) but in reality nobles have all power
>Nobles are divided into two political parties and are WHOLLY on the payroll of foreign interests
>Corruption out in the open
>"Voltaire's favourite country" btw
>Be Gustav III of Sweden
>Reinstate absolute monarchy in a bloodless coup after a century of nobles fucking the kingdom over
>Start war against Russia
>Going pretty well
>Nobles (all officers were nobles) betray him and refuse to follow orders
>Has to make peace with russia, still a minor Swedish victory
>Gustav III calls the parliament
>After formalities, orders the nobles to FUCK OFF as revenge
>Nobles awestruck, but slowly start leaving in complete shock
>Gustav III intends to rule without them from here on out
>later the King goes to a Masquerade
>The nobles shoot him dead as revenge.