Governor-General in the Swedish Realm
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A Governor-General, or Generalguvernör, was appointed by the Swedish monarch as a form of viceroy, with both civil and military jurisdiction, over parts of the Swedish Realm, from the 17th century to the early 19th century, when constitutional changes made the office obsolete. A Governor-General was always appointed as the highest representative of the Swedish monarch in the Dominions ruled, or the Possessions governed, by Sweden. Conquered, and unintegrated, territories were apart from this, more or less allowed to retain their internal political structure.
Governors-General could also be appointed, over parts of Sweden proper, today's Sweden and Finland, and usually consisting of several counties in that part of the country, when circumstances so required. When this happened the Royal Governor of each county would report to the Governor-General instead of directly to the Monarch or the Privy Council. A Royal Governor, regardless if whether under a Governor-General or not, held the civil, but not the military, jurisdiction over his county. The Governors-General were always members of the Privy Council.
The list of Governors-General is not complete.
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Finland
List of Governors-General of Finland:
- Nils Bielke (1623 - 1631)
- Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1631 - 1634)
- Per Brahe the younger (1637 - 1641; 1648 - 1654)
- Gustaf Evertsson Horn (1657 - 1658)
- Herman Fleming (1664 - 1669)
- Henrik Henriksson Horn af Marienborg (1674)
- Carl von Nieroth (1710-1712)
Ingria
List of Governors-General of Ingria:
- Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm (1617-)
- Bengt Oxenstierna (1634 - 1643)
- Simon Grundel-Helmfelt (1659 - 1673)
- Gustaf Adam Banér (1678-1681)
- Goran von Sperling (1683-1690)
Estonia
List of Governors-General of Estonia:
- Anders Torstenson (1674 - 1681)
- Axel Julius De la Gardie (1687 - 1704)
- Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach (1704-1706)
- Niels Jonsson Stromberg af Clastorp (1706-1709)
- Carl Gustaf von Nieroth (1709-1710)
Livonia
List of Governors-General of Livonia:
- Jacob De la Gardie (1622 - 1628)
- Bengt Oxenstierna (1634 - 1643)
- Herman Wrangel (1643)
- Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1655 - )
- Jacob Johan Hastfer (1687 - 1695)
- Erik Dahlberg (1696 - 1702)
- Karl Gustaf Hansson von Frolich (1702-1706)
- Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt (1706-1709)
- Henrik Otto Albedyll (1709)
- Niels Jonsson Stromberg af Clastorp (1709-1710)
Scania
List of Governors-General of Scania:
- Gustaf Otto Stenbock (1658 - 1664)
- Fabian von Fersen (1675 - 1677)
- Rutger von Ascheberg (1680 - 1693)
- Otto Vellingk (1693 - 1698)
- Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld (July 4, 1698- December 27, 1705)
- Magnus Stenbock (December 27, 1705-1711)
- Jacob von Burenskiöld (1711-1716)
- Carl Gustaf Skytte (1716-1719)
- Carl Gustaf Hård (1717-1719)
- Johan Christopher Toll (February 9, 1801 - March 27, 1809)
Prussia
List of Governors-General of Prussia:
- Axel Oxenstierna (1626 - 1631)
Pomerania
List of Governors-General of Pomerania:
- Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1648 - )
- Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck (1679 - 1685)
- Nils Bielke (1687 - 1698)
- Johan August Meijerfeldt the elder (1713 - 1747)
- Filip Julius Bernhard von Platen
- Fredrik Vilhelm von Hessenstein (1776 - 1791)
- Eric Ruuth (1792 - 1796)
- Hans Henric von Essen (1800 - 1809)
Bremen-Verden
List of Governors-General of Bremen-Verden:
- Jurgen Mellin (1696 - 1698)
- Nils Carlsson Gyllenstierna af Fogelvik (1698-1711)
- Mauritz von Vellingk (1711-1712)
See also
- Viceroy of Norway
- Governor-General of Finland - For the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland (1808-1917)