Directorate of the Swedish Nobility Foundation

Last updated November 03, 2024

The Directorate of the Swedish Nobility Foundation^[1] (Swedish : Riddarhusdirektionen) governs the management of the Swedish House of Nobility. The Directorate is the chief executive body of the House, while the Assembly of Nobles is the principle decision-making body. This means that while the Assembly of Nobles, convened every 3 years, makes decisions regarding the governance of the House it is the directorate that implements these decisions between meetings of the assembly. It is also the assembly which appoints the directorate and to which the directorate reports.

The directorate was established in 1634 and consists of a chairman, a deputy chairman, 6 members and 3 deputy members. The directorate's role is to act as a "Board of Directors for the management of the affairs of the Knighthood and the Nobility and the administration of the House of Nobility". Under the management of the directorate also exists 340 foundations. In its work the directorate is assisted by the chancery of the House of Nobility, which is led by the secretary of the House of Nobility.^[2]

List of chairmen of the directorate

1668–1680: Count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
1680–1682: Count Johan Gabriel Stenbock
1682–1762: ?
1762–1778: Count Axel von Fersen
1778–1789: ?
1789–????: Count Magnus Fredrik Brahe
1789–1818: ?
1818–1842: Count Jacob De la Gardie
1842–1844: Count Magnus Brahe
1844–1851: Count Carl De Geer
1851–1855: ?
1855–1857: Count Folke Magnus Puke
1857–1857: Count Baltzar von Platen
1857–1860: Count Erik August Lewenhaupt
1860–1863: Count Carl Göran Mörner
1863–????: Count Gustaf Sparre
1875–1881: Count Henning Hamilton
1881–1899: Oscar Björnstjerna
1899–1907: Baron Fredrik von Essen
1908–1909: Baron Hjalmar Palmstierna
1910–1911: Otto Virgin
1911–1926: Count Hans Hansson Wachtmeister
1926–1930: Otto Printzsköld
1931–1935: Karl Toll
1936–1940: Count Henning Wachtmeister
1941–1944: Fredrik Riben
1944–1947: Eric Virgin
1947–1956: Helge Silverstolpe
1956–1965: Baron Carl Hamilton
1965–1969: Count Thord Bonde
1969–1974: Sten Ankarcrona
1974–1986: Edvard Reuterswärd
1986–2001: ?
????–2001: Johan Nordenfalk
2001–2010: Henric Ankarcrona
2010–2019: Gustaf Wachtmeister af Johannishus
2019–present: Patrik Tigerschiöld^[3]

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References

↑ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1559. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
↑ url=https://www.riddarhuset.se/organisation/
↑ url=https://www.riddarhuset.se/direktion/

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[1] Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1559. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.

[2] url=https://www.riddarhuset.se/organisation/

[3] url=https://www.riddarhuset.se/direktion/

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