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In 1864 Queen Ulrika I began to display symptoms of the Weeping. The Crown's sudden weakness proved fortuitous for advocates of liberalization, and in 1865 at the advice of her Prime Minister, the deteriorating Queen acquiesced to the creation of a new constitution from her sickbed. The Constitution of 1865 established the two seperateseparate houses of the Riksdag and placed defined limits on the power of the Crown. While the Monarchy remained a powerful executive, it could no longer act unilaterally and the Absolute Era effectively came to an end. Similarly the expansion of the Riksdag saw movement away from its almost exclusively aristocratic roots. However, even the newly formed elected Lower Chamber remained dominated by the wealthy due to a broad array of limitations on those who could vote and run for office, while the Upper Chamber maintained significant influence in its own right.