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3 unusual facts about Anders Chydenius


Anders Chydenius

In 1753, after graduation, Anders was appointed preacher of the Chapel of the dependent parish of Nedervetil (today, part of Kronoby) in Ostrobothnia.

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He was sent to the diet in 1765 to obtain free trading rights for the towns of Ostrobothnia.

Roman Catholicism in Sweden

In the 1770s, the prominent Liberal Anders Chydenius - himself a Lutheran priest - prevailed upon King Gustav III to legalise the immigration of Catholics (as well as Jews) into Sweden.



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