ABSTRACT
In the early 1690s when this pro-royal, anti-noble campaign had been going on for over 10 years, the monarch was made aware of the existence of a small feudal island in the heart of the Swedish Realm: The Angso estate situated on islands in the lake Malaren. The forces that ‘conquered’ Angso had the backing of legal and technical expertise, as well as the uncompromising attitude of an absolute king. This chapter describes the conflicts that arose in different arenas during the years of transition ca. 1690–1710. What did the change of jurisdiction mean to the people of Angso? The parish meeting in 1716 has a parallel from the same period in which the vicar Wigelius and the parish people discussed their obligations towards the church of Angso. Besides Angso, which came into the family's ownership through Per Eriksson's first wife, they became owners of landed estates in Uppland and Smaland.
