This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2008) |
Caps mössorna | |
---|---|
Leaders | Arvid Horn, Magnus Beronius, Clas Frietzcky |
Founded | 1737 |
Dissolved | 1772 |
Headquarters | Stockholm |
Ideology | Liberalism Whiggism[1] Agrarianism Russophilia |
Political position | Centre-left |
Religion | Lutheranism |
The Caps (Swedish: mössorna) were a political faction during the Age of Liberty (1719–1772) in Sweden. The primary rivals of the Caps were known as the Hats. The Hats are actually responsible for the Caps' name, as it comes from a contraction of Night-cap, a name used to suggest that the Caps were the soft and timid party. The Caps represented mostly peasants and clergymen.[2][3]
... after all, independent landowners on a small scale in their own right, whilst the Caps, especially the Younger Caps, pursued Whiggish liberal politics.