Absolute Monarchy
The conflict with Sweden and the loss of Skane left Denmark heavily in debt and, to make matters worse, the nobles of the Council of the Danish Reign were reluctant to impose the taxes needed to rescue the state's finances. In response, in 1660 Christian's successor Frederik III compelled the nobles to sign a charter reinstating the king as absolute monarch, removing all powers from the Council. An efficient central bureaucracy was established and Copenhagen made a free city, with commoners being accorded the same privileges as nobles. Frederik III started rebuilding the military and, following three minor wars with Sweden, a peaceful coexistence was finally achieved. Meanwhile, in 1711, bubonic plague wiped out a third of Copenhagen's population, whilst two devastating fires in 1728 and 1795 forced the reconstruction of most of the city, during which the basis of the present-day street plan was established. Despite these disasters, however, the reign of Frederik V (from 1746) saw a great cultural awakening as the new royal district of Frederikstad , with the grand royal palace of Amalienborg and the Marmorkirke church, was erected (though the latter wasn't finished until 1894).
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