Governor of Stockholm
| Over-Governorship Överståthållarämbetet | |||||||
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| Corresponding to a county of Sweden | |||||||
| 1634–1967 | |||||||
| Capital | Stockholm | ||||||
| Government | |||||||
| Over-Governor | |||||||
• 1634–1644 | Claes Larsson Fleming | ||||||
• 1963–1967 | Allan Nordenstam | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1634 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||
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The Over-Governor in Stockholm (Swedish: Överståthållaren) was the head of the Over-Governorship (Swedish: Överståthållarämbetet), and as such he was the highest Swedish state official overseeing the affairs in the City of Stockholm between 1634 and 1967. The Over-Governor was the equivalent in Stockholm of a county governor elsewhere in Sweden.
The Over-Governor was appointed by and reported to the King in Council. The Over-Governorship was instituted by the Instrument of Government of 1634, written by Lord High Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna, which uniformly delineated the civil state administration of Sweden into Counties and the Over-Governorship in Stockholm.
While Stockholm County was established in 1714, the City itself was not included until 1968, when the office of the Over-Governor was abolished and the duties of it was handed over to the Governor of Stockholm County.
List of Over-Governors
- Claes Larsson Fleming (1634–1644)
- Knut Göransson Posse (1645–1650)
- Herman Fleming (1650–1652)
- Johan Berndes (1652)
- Schering Rosenhane (1652–1663)
- Claes Tott (1664–1665)
- Axel Sparre (1665–1673)
- Claes Rålamb (1673–1678)
- Göran Gyllenstierna (1678–1682)
- Christoffer Gyllenstierna (1682–1705)
- Knut Posse (1705–1714)
- Jakob Burensköld, acting (1710–1711)
- Jakob Spens, acting (1714)
- Gustaf Adam Taube (1714–1732)
- Michael Törnflycht (1732–1738)
- Rutger Fuchs (1739–1753)
- Johan Christoffer von Düring (1753–1759)
- Jakob Albrekt von Lantinghausen (1759–1769)
- Axel Wrede Sparre (1770–1772)
- Ture Gustaf Rudbeck (1772–1773)
- Carl Fredrik Pechlin, acting (1772)
- Carl Sparre (1773–1791)
- Adolf Fredrik Munck, acting (1789)
- Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1792)
- Carl Vilhelm Modée (1792–1795)
- Hans Henrik von Essen (1795–1797)
- Samuel af Ugglas (1797)
- Vacant (1797–1800)
- Samuel af Ugglas (1800)
- Vacant (1800–1809)
- Vilhelm Mauritz Klingspor (1809–1810)
- Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand acting (1810–1812)
- Carl Mörner (1812–1818)
- Johan August Sandels, acting (1815)
- Rudolf Cederström, acting (1816–1818)
- Daniel Edelcreutz, acting (1818–1828)
- Carl Johan af Nordin, acting (1828–1830)
- Jakob Vilhelm Sprengtporten (1830–1838)
- Axel Johan Adam Möllerhielm acting (1838–1842)
- Claes Hans Rålamb acting (1839)
- Mauritz Axel Lewenhaupt, acting (1841,1842–1844)
- Jakob Vilhelm Sprengtporten (1844–1848)
- Jakob Essen Hamilton (1848–1862)
- Gillis Bildt (1862–1874)
- Curt Gustaf af Ugglas (1874–1888)
- Klas Gustaf Adolf Tamm (1888–1902)
- Fredrik von Essen, acting (1899)
- Robert Dickson (1902–1911)
- Carl Fredrik Wilhelm Hederstierna, acting (1911–1912)
- Johan Olof Ramstedt (1912–1920)
- Carl Fredrik Wilhelm Hederstierna (1920–1928)
- Mauritz Reinhold Sahlin, acting (1923)
- Gustaf Henning Elmquist (1928–1933)
- Torsten Karl Viktor Nothin (1933–1949)
- Johan Hagander (1949–1963)
- Allan Nordenstam (1963–1967)
See also
- Counties of Sweden
- County Governors of Sweden
- Governor-General in the Swedish Realm
- Marshal of the Realm