Editing Gustavian era (section)

===Foreign affairs===
Abroad, the Swedish revolution made a great sensation. [[Catherine II of Russia]] concluded a secret alliance with [[Denmark]], in which the Swedish revolution was described as "an act of violence" justifying both powers in seizing the first favourable opportunity for intervention to restore the Swedish constitution of 1720.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=208}}

Unknown to party leaders, Gustav had renewed the Swedish alliance with France and had received solemn assurances of assistance from [[Louis XV]] of France if Gustav were to reestablish monarchical rule in Sweden. Moreover, France agreed to pay its outstanding subsidies to Sweden, amounting to 1.5 million livres annually, beginning from January 1772. What's more, [[Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes]], was to be sent to Stockholm to circumvent the designs of [[Imperial Russia|Russia]] just as he had previously done in the [[Sublime Porte]] at [[Constantinople]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=208}}