List of admirals of Sweden
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Admirals of Sweden have existed since 1522.
History
In Sweden, the admiral's rank first appeared during the reign of Gustav I, who in 1522 gave it to Erik Fleming, a Council of the Realm. During Gustav's reign as king and throughout the latter part of the 16th century, the highest command of a fleet was led by a översteamiral ("colonel admiral"), to whose assistant a underamiral was appointed. It was not until 1569 that a permanent översteamiral was appointed; In 1602 the title was exchanged for riksamiral ("Admiral of the Realm"). The first permanent underamiral was appointed in 1575; his office ceased in 1619. Vice admiral is first mentioned in 1577. The admirals of the Swedish Navy have, incidentally, been as follows: generalamiral ("general admiral"), amiralgeneral ("admiral general"), storamiral ("grand admiral"), överamiral, riksviceamiral ("Vice Admiral of the Realm"), amiralgenerallöjtnant ("admiral lieutenant general"), amirallöjtnant ("lieutenant admiral"), schoutbynacht and konteramiral ("rear admiral").[1]
Riksamiraler (Admirals of the Realm)
- Clas Eriksson Fleming 1571–1595
- Joachim Scheel 1596–1602
- Axel Nilsson Ryning 1602–1611
- Göran Nilsson Gyllenstierna 1611–1618
- Carl Gyllenhielm 1620–1650
- Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna 1652–1656
- Carl Gustaf Wrangel 1657–1664
- Gustav Otto Stenbock 1664–1675
Amiralgeneraler (Admiral Generals)
- Hans Wachtmeister 1681
- Lorentz Creutz Sr. 1675
Generalamiraler (General Admirals)
- Henrik Horn 1677
- Henrik af Trolle 1780
- Anton Johan Wrangel the elder 1784
- Carl August Ehrensvärd 1792
- Johan af Puke 1812
- Victor von Stedingk 1818
- Rudolf Cederström 1823
Överamiraler
- Claes Sparre 1715
- Edvard Didrik Taube 1734
- Carl Georg Siöblad 1747
- Johan Gustaf Lagerbjelke 1809
Amirallöjtnanter (Lieutenant Admirals)
- Herman Fleming 1645
Amiraler (Admirals)
- Ivar Fleming 1534
- Jakob Bagge 1555
- Nils Jespersson Kruse 1563
- Klas Kristersson Horn af Åminne 1564
- Bengt Halstensson Bagge 1569
- Herman Fleming 1574
- Hans Claësson Bjelkenstjerna 1611
- Clas Fleming 1620
- Nils Göransson Stiernsköld 1627
- Åke Ulfsparre 1640
- Mårten Anckarhielm 1653
- Göran Göransson Gyllenstierna the elder 1640
- Klas Hansson Bjelkenstjerna 1654
- Sten Nilsson Bielke 1657
- Claes Nilsson Stiernsköld 1661
- Claes Uggla 1670
- Erik Carlsson Sjöblad 1676
- Hans Clerck 1676
- Johan Bär 1676
- Johan Olofsson Bergenstierna 1676
- Gustaf Adolph Sparre 1690
- Cornelius Anckarstjerna 1692
- Evert Fredrik Taube 1700
- Jacob De Prou 1709
- Axel Johan Lewenhaupt 1712
- Gustaf Wattrang 1712
- Erik Johan Lillie 1715
- Gustaf von Psilander 1715
- Mikael Henck 1715
- Carl Henrik von Löwe 1719
- Jonas Fredrik Örnfelt 1719
- Olof Strömstierna 1719
- Nils Ehrenschiöld 1721
- Olof von Unge 1734
- Gustaf Grubbe 1736
- Jean von Utfall 1742
- Theodor Ankarcrona 1742
- Abraham Falkengréen 1749
- Carl Hans Sparre 1754
- Erik Arvid Sparre 1755
- Didrik Henrik Taube 1768
- Nils Lillienanckar 1771
- Carl Vilhelm Modée 1793
- Salomon von Rajalin 1809
- Henrik Johan Nauckhoff 1817
- Magnus Palmqvist 1818
- Per Gustaf Lagerstråle 1818
- Carl Fredrik Coyet 1827
- Johan Lagerbielke 1827
- Otto Gustaf Nordensköld 1845
- Johan Henrik Kreüger 1857
- Carl August Gyllengranat 1858
- Christian Anders Sundin 1884
- Fredrik von Otter 1900
- Hjalmar af Klintberg 1903
- King Gustav V 1907
- Louis Palander af Vega 1910
- Carl Hjulhammar 1911
- Wilhelm Dyrssen 1923
- Carl August Ehrensvärd 1924
- Henning von Krusenstierna 1927
- Otto Lybeck 1936
- Fabian Tamm 1947
- King Gustaf VI Adolf 1950
- Stig H:son Ericson 1961
- The Duke of Halland 1969
- Åke Lindemalm 1970
- King Carl XVI Gustaf 1973
- Bengt Lundvall 1978
- Bror Stefenson 1991
Insignias
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Admiral
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Pre-2003 sleeve insignia for a four star admiral
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Insignia for Admiral (OF-9) in the Swedish Navy.
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Shoulder mark of a Swedish four star admiral
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Admiral flag
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Admiral command flag 1875–1905
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Admiral command flag 1815–1844
Viceamiraler (Vice Admirals)
- Henrik Fleming 1628
- Peter Blume 1644
- Richard Clerck 1657
- Nils Ehrenschiöld 1716
- Olof von Unge 1734
- Anton Johan Wrangel the elder 1740
- Thomas von Rajalin 1741
- Hans Anckarcrantz 1754
- Axel Lagerbielke 1758
- Nils Brahe the younger 1760
- Johan von Rajalin 1765
- Sebald Hertman von Graman 1765
- Christopher Falkengréen 1769
- Carl Tersmeden 1774
- Johan Nordenankar 1776
- Otto Henrik Nordenskjöld 1790
- Fredrik Henrik af Chapman 1791
- Carl Olof Cronstedt 1801
- Baltzar von Platen 1814
- Carl Johan af Wirsén 1825
- Gustaf af Klint 1825
- Carl Reinhold Nordenskiöld 1858
- Carl Gustaf von Otter 1889
- Philip Virgin 1889
- Knut Peyron 1897
- Jarl Christerson 1898
- The Count of Wisborg 1903
- Carl Olsen 1908
- Ludvig Sidner 1911
- Gustaf Dyrssen 1917
- Gustaf Lagercrantz 1919
- Carl Alarik Wachtmeister 1925
- Henry Lindberg 1925
- Fredrik Riben 1930
- John Schneidler 1932
- Charles de Champs 1934
- Harald Åkermark 1934
- Claës Lindsström 1942
- Hans Simonsson 1945
- Helge Strömbäck 1945
- Gunnar Bjurner 1947
- Gösta Ehrensvärd 1950
- Erik Anderberg 1957
- Erik Samuelson 1958
- Gunnar Jedeur-Palmgren 1962
- Erik af Klint 1966
- Bertil Berthelsson 1967
- Oscar Krokstedt 1968
- Sigurd Lagerman 1968
- Holger Henning 1970
- Einar Blidberg 1971
- Karl Segrell 1971
- Per Rudberg 1978
- Bengt Schuback 1978
- Dick Börjesson 1990
- Peter Nordbeck 1994
- Frank Rosenius 1998
- Jan Thörnqvist 2016[2]
- Jonas Haggren 2018[3]
Insignias
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Vice admiral
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Pre-2003 sleeve insignia for a three star admiral
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Insignia for Vice Admiral (OF-8) in the Swedish Navy.
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Shoulder mark of a Swedish three star admiral
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Vice admiral flag
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Vice admiral command flag 1875–1905
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Vice admiral command flag 1815–1844
Konteramiraler (Rear admirals)
- Per Lilliehorn 1789
- Carl Fredrik Eneskjöld 1793
- Harald af Cristiernin 1795
- Georg Christian de Frese 1797
- Måns von Rosenstein 1797
- Carl Adolph Danckwardt 1800
- Claes Hjelmstjerna 1800
- Carl Fredric Aschling 1808
- Maurits Peter von Krusenstierna 1809
- Hans Henrik Anckarheim 1812
- Carl Edvard Carlheim-Gyllensköld 1814
- Carl af Klint 1823
- Claes August Cronstedt 1823
- Johan Gustaf von Sydow 1844
- Carl Ulner 1852
- Christian Adolf Virgin 1853
- Salomon Mauritz von Krusenstierna 1861
- Carl Henrik Kreüger 1881
- Carl Magnus Ehnemark 1862
- Baltzar von Platen 1862
- Oscar Stackelberg 1886
- Georg af Klercker 1892
- Adolf Meister 1897
- Fredrik Lennman 1899
- Jacob Hägg 1899
- Magnus Ingelman 1901
- Otto Lindbom 1903
- Theodor Sandström 1905
- Arvid Lindman 1907
- Sten Ankarcrona 1916
- Gustaf af Klint 1918
- Bernhard Juel 1919
- Albert Fallenius 1923
- Carl Sparre 1923
- Hans Ericson 1928
- Gunnar Unger 1931
- Karl Wester 1931
- Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland 1938
- Helge Friis 1938
- Nils Wijkmark 1938
- Yngve Schoerner 1939
- Marc Giron 1942
- Yngve Ekstrand 1942
- Erik Wetter 1943
- Göran Wahlström 1943
- Harald Qvistgaard 1945
- Carl Ekman 1948
- Gösta Odqvist 1948
- Elis Biörklund 1949
- Eskil Gester 1952
- Ragnar Wetterblad 1953
- Moje Östberg 1955
- Einar Blidberg 1957
- Gunnar Fogelberg 1959
- Stig Bergelin 1963
- Hans C:son Uggla 1964
- Dag Arvas 1966
- Nils-Erik Ödman 1968
- Christer Kierkegaard 1970
- Gunnar Grandin 1970
- Rolf Rheborg 1973
- Bengt Rasin 1977
- Carl-Fredrik Algernon 1978
- Jan Enquist 1982
- Ola Backman 1982
- Göran Wallén 1984
- Claes Tornberg 1985
- Torbjörn Hultman 1989
- Cay Holmberg 1990
- Sten Swedlund 1990
- Torsten Lindh 1994
- Bertil Björkman 1997
- Göran Larsbrink 2001
- Jörgen Ericsson 2001
- Anders Grenstad 2005
- Leif Nylander c. 2005
- Stefan Engdahl 2006
- Odd Werin 2010
- Thomas Engevall 2014
- Jens Nykvist 2016
- Ewa Skoog Haslum 2020
- Jonas Wikström 2021
Insignias
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Rear admiral
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Pre-2003 sleeve insignia for a two star admiral
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Insignia for Rear Admiral (OF-7) in the Swedish Navy.
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Shoulder mark of a Swedish two star admiral
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Rear admiral flag
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Rear admiral command flag 1875–1905
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Rear admiral command flag 1815–1844
Flottiljamiraler (Rear admiral (lower half)/Flotilla admiral)
- Mats Fogelmark ?
- Peter Bager ?
- Andreas Olsson ?
- Stefan Engdahl 2000
- Bengt Johansson 2002
- Lars Salomonsson 2003
- Bengt Jarvid 2008
- Anders Olovsson 2016
- Bo Berg 2022
- Fredrik Lindén 2023
Insignias
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Rear admiral (lower half)
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Insignia for Rear Admiral (OF-6) in the Swedish Navy.
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Shoulder mark of a Swedish one star admiral
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Rear admiral (lower half) flag
See also
References
- ^ *Meijer, Bernhard, ed. (1904). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi (in Swedish). Vol. 1 (New, rev. and rich ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. pp. 851–852. SELIBR 8072220.
- ^ "Jan Thörnqvist ny insatschef i Försvarsmakten" [Jan Thörnqvist new Chief of Operations in the Swedish Armed Forces] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Jonas Haggren ny chef för ledningsstaben" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.