Lord High Treasurer of Sweden
The Lord High Treasurer (Swedish: riksskattmästare) was a highly prominent member of the
Origin
A "Master of the Chamber" (kammarmästare) or chamberlain, with the responsibility to supervise issues concerning the economy of the state, is mentioned as early as the beginning of the 14th century. During Gustav Vasa's time as king (1523–1560), the title was called överste räknemästare as well, and the office holder was head of the chamber (kammaren), which was the first central bureau of Sweden. Later in the 16th century, an överste räknemästare is among the privy councillors. From 1602, the chief of the chamber was named Lord High Treasurer, riksskattmästare. [1]
The office during the 17th century
The chamber was reorganized and renamed
The first Lord High Treasurer of Sweden was
When king Charles X Gustav died in 1660, he wished, through his will, that Herman Fleming would be appointed Lord High Treasurer and as such a member of the quintet ruling Sweden until young king Charles XI would come of age. The nobility opposed this, and ensured that Fleming missed out on the appointment. Instead Gustaf Bonde became the new treasurer.[2]
After the death of Sten Bielke in 1684, king Charles abolished the title. The king, who had come to age in 1672, generally wanted to avoid appointing new holders of the high offices, once these became vacant. The riksskattmästare title has not been used since, in contrast to two other offices that Charles XI abolished, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden and Lord High Steward of Sweden, who were both revived for a relatively short period in the late 18th century. The assignments of the Lord High Treasurer was taken over by the President of the Kammarkollegium.[1][3][4]
Lord High Treasurers of Sweden
- Seved Ribbing (1602–1613)[1]
- Jesper Mattsson Krus (1615–1622)[1]
- Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1634–1652)[1]
- Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1652–1660)[1]
- Gustaf Bonde (1660–1667)[1]
- Seved Bååt (1668–1669)[1]
- Sten Bielke (1672–1684)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Nordisk Familjebok (Uggleupplagan) - Riksskattmästaren". Nordisk Familjebok at runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1916. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ Hofberg, Herman; Heurlin; Millqvist; Rubensson (1906). "Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon - Herman Fleming". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon at runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Nordisk Familjebok - "Rikskansler"". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Nordisk Familjebok - Drots". Nordisk Familjebok at runeberg.org (in Swedish). pp. 881–882. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
External links
- Media related to Lord High Treasurers of Sweden at Wikimedia Commons