Lantmarskalk, was the title of one of the speakers of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates, from 1627 to 1866 and of the Diet of Grand Duchy of Finland from 1809 to 1906. The Lantmarskalk was appointed by the Estate of the Nobles and also served as its speaker (talman). The Lantmarskalk should not be confused with the Riksmarsk or the Riksmarskalk, which were Great Officers of the Realm and royal appointees.
Count Gustaf Philip Creutz, was a Swedish statesman, diplomat and poet.
Fredrik Gyllenborg was Prime Minister for Justice from June 25, 1810 to August 18, 1829.
Count Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg was a Swedish writer. Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg was born in Suinstad, Östergötland and died in Stockholm. He was one of the leading lights of Tankebyggarorden, one of the earliest literary societies, which was founded by Carl Fredrik Eckleff.
Count Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna is considered one of the foremost Swedish poets of the Gustavian period. A prominent courtier during the reign of King Gustav III of Sweden, he was also a politician, diplomat and member of the Swedish Academy, holding seat number 8. On several occasions he was a member of the Swedish Government and Parliament. Amongst other things, Oxenstierna is also known for his translation into Swedish of John Milton's epic blank verse poem Paradise Lost.
Henrika Juliana von Liewen was a Swedish noble, socialite and lady-in-waiting, politically active on behalf of the Hats (party) during the Age of liberty.
Maria Aurora Uggla, married name Ehrengranat (1747–1826), was a Swedish lady in waiting and noble. She was the lady in waiting and confidant of the Swedish Queen, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, and later the head of the court of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf.
Count Carl Gyllenborg was a Swedish statesman and author.
The Chancellor of Justice is a Swedish government agency charged with representing the Government of Sweden in various legal matters as the government's ombudsman. The office was originally created through a decree issued by King Charles XII in 1713.
Tankebyggarorden was a literary fellowship active in Sweden between 1753 and 1763.
Elisabeth Stierncrona, was a Swedish countess and writer.
Norrköping adliga jungfrustift was a Swedish foundation to the support of unmarried female nobles. It functioned as a Stift or Protestant convent for unmarried female nobles from 1783 to 1796, situated in the city of Norrköping. Though formally a branch of the Vadstena adliga jungfrustift, it was in fact the only stift active in Sweden.
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