Marshal of the Realm (Sweden)
Appearance
His Majesty's Marshal of the Realm | |
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Hans Majestät Konungens riksmarskalk | |
His Excellency | |
Appointer | The Swedish monarch |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Göran Claesson Stiernsköld |
Formation | 1607 |
Website | http://www.kungahuset.se/ |
His Majesty's Marshal of the Realm (
Riksdag and the Prime Minister/Government. Press releases and official statements from the Swedish royal family
to the press and the public are typically released through the Marshal of the Realm.
The office was created in 1607 during the reign of
Knights of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
, but since then Swedish citizens other than members of the Royal House are no longer eligible.
By convention former Marshals of the Realm are appointed as Chancellor of the Royal Orders upon their resignation, a position they hold until the next Marshal of the Realm resigns and themself assume the role.
The present officeholder, Fredrik Wersäll, was appointed in 2018.
List of Marshals of the Realm since 1607

wedding of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill
on June 8, 2013.Name | Image | Lifetime | Term of office | |
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1. | Göran Claesson Stiernsköld | ![]() |
1552–1611 | 1607–1611 |
2. | Henrik Carlsson Horn af Kanckas | ![]() |
1578–1618 | 1611–1618 |
vacancy | 1618–1634 | |||
3. | Axel Gustafsson Banér | ![]() |
1594–1642 | 1634–1641 |
vacancy | 1641–1643 | |||
4. | Åke Axelsson Natt och Dag | ![]() |
1594–1655 | 1643–1651 |
5. | Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie | ![]() |
1622–1686 | 1651–1653 |
6. | Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg | ![]() |
1629–1689 | 1653–1654 |
7. | Johan Oxenstierna af Södermöre | ![]() |
1611–1657 | 1654–1657 |
8. | Gabriel Oxenstierna af Korsholm och Wasa | ![]() |
1619–1673 | 1657-? |
9. | Johan Gabriel Stenbock | ![]() |
1640–1705 | 1673–1705 |
10. | Carl Piper | ![]() |
1647–1716 | 1705–1716 |
11. | Nicodemus Tessin the Younger | ![]() |
1654–1728 | 1717–1727 |
12. | Magnus Julius De la Gardie | ![]() |
1669-1741 | 1727–1741 |
13. | Samuel Åkerhielm af Margrethelund | ![]() |
1684–1768 | 1741–1747 |
14. | Wilhelm Ludvig Taube af Odenkat | ![]() |
1690–1750 | 1747–1750 |
15. | Claes Ekeblad the Younger | 1708–1771 | 1750–1761 | |
16. | Adam Horn af Kanckas | ![]() |
1717-1778 | 1761–1769 |
17. | Nils Adam Bielke | ![]() |
1724-1792 | 1769–1772 |
18. | Hans Henrik von Liewen d.y. | ![]() |
1704–1781 | 1772–1781 |
19. | Göran Gyllenstierna | ![]() |
1724–1799 | 1781–1788 |
20. | Carl Bonde af Björnö | ![]() |
1741–1791 | 1788–1791 |
21. | Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna | ![]() |
1750–1818 | 1792-? |
22. | Axel von Fersen the Younger | ![]() |
1755–1810 | 1801–1810 |
23. | Magnus Stenbock | ![]() |
1810 | |
24. | Hans Henric von Essen |
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1755–1824 | 1810–1824 |
25. | Claes Adolf Fleming |
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1771–1831 | 1824–1831 |
26. | Magnus Brahe |
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1790–1844 | 1831–1844 |
27. | Arvid Mauritz Posse | ![]() |
1792–1850 | 1845–1849 |
28. | Mauritz Axel Lewenhaupt | ![]() |
1791-1868 | 1849–1860 |
29. | Nils Gyldenstolpe | 1799–1864 | 1860–1864 | |
30. | Gustaf Sparre |
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1802–1886 | 1864–1886 |
31. | Gillis Bildt | ![]() |
1820–1894 | 1886–1894 |
32. | Fredrik von Essen | ![]() |
1831–1921 | 1894–1911 |
33. | Ludvig Douglas | 1849–1916 | 1911–1916 | |
34. | Otto Hack Roland Printzsköld | ![]() |
1846–1930 | 1916–1930 |
35. | Eric Trolle |
1863–1934 | 1930–1934 | |
36. | Oscar von Sydow | ![]() |
1873–1936 | 1934–1936 |
37. | Axel Vennersten | ![]() |
1863–1948 | 1936–1946 |
38. | Birger Ekeberg | ![]() |
1880–1968 | 1946–1959 |
39. | Nils Vult von Steyern | 1887–1966 | 1959–1966 | |
– | Stig H:son Ericson (acting) | ![]() |
1897–1985 | 1966–1969 |
40. | Stig H:son Ericson | ![]() |
1897–1985 | 1970–1976 |
41. | Gunnar Lagergren | ![]() |
1912-2008 | 1976–1983 |
42. | Sten Rudholm | ![]() |
1918-2008 | 1983–1986 |
43. | Per Sköld | ![]() |
1922-2008 | 1986–1996 |
44. | Gunnar Brodin | ![]() |
1931–2009 | 1996–2003 |
45. | Ingemar Eliasson | ![]() |
1939– | 2003–2009 |
46. | Svante Lindqvist | ![]() |
1948– | 2010–2018 |
47. | Fredrik Wersäll | ![]() |
1951– | 2018– |
See also
References
- ^ "Office of the Marshal of the Realm". Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 16 September 2019.