Lord High Chancellor of Sweden

Lord High Chancellor of Sweden
State Coat of arms
Fredrik Sparre, the last officeholder
StyleExcellency
ResidenceOxenstierna Palace
AppointerMonarch of Sweden
Formation1 August 1538
First holderConrad von Pyhy
Final holderFredrik Sparre
Abolished14 December 1799

The Lord High Chancellor (Swedish: Rikskansler, lit. 'Chancellor of the Realm') was a prominent and influential office in Sweden, from 1538 until 1799, excluding periods when the office was out of use. The office holder was a member of the Privy Council. From 1634, the Lord High Chancellor was one of five Great Officers of the Realm, who were the most prominent members of the Privy Council and headed a governmental branch each—the Lord High Chancellor headed the Privy Council. In 1792, more than a century after the office's abolition in 1680, it was revived, but was then finally abolished again seven years later in 1799.[1]

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