The Council of the Realm, or simply The Council, was a cabinet of medieval origin, consisting of magnates which advised, and at times co-ruled with, the King of Sweden.
Gustaf Otto Gustafsson Stenbock was a Swedish military officer and politician.
The Governor of a province of Finland headed the activities of the State Provincial Office until the end of 2009, when the provinces were abolished. The governors were appointed by the President. Many former ministers including but not limited to Kaarlo Hillilä, Martti Miettunen, Hannele Pokka and Anneli Taina served as governors, since the post was regarded as prestigious enough for a retiring minister, but still politically neutral. The title of maaherra was also considered a personal title, such that once appointed, the title maaherra remained for life.
Count Gustaf Philip Creutz, was a Swedish statesman, diplomat and poet.
Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet (SVS) or The Swedish Society for Belles-Lettres is a non-profit membership organization formed in 1907 for the purpose of publishing scholarly text critical editions of works by the most important authors in Swedish literature. Membership is 300 kr. per year and includes a subscription of the volumes published in that year.
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.
The Creutz family is a Swedish noble family with the title friherre with its roots in Swedish-governed Finland. The family, both a branch of counts and a baronial branch, continues in Finland and Sweden.
Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht was a Swedish poet, feminist and salon hostess.
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.
Ostrobothnia County was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1775.
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.
Lorentz Creutz was a Swedish friherre, government administrator, county governor (landshövding) of Kopparberg County (1655–62), member of the Privy Council and supreme commander of the Swedish navy for a few months in 1676.
Françoise Marguerite Janiçon (1711-1789) was a Swedish writer.
Events from the year 1763 in Sweden
Events from the year 1731 in Sweden
Events from the year 1718 in Sweden
Ferdinand Zellbell the Younger was a Swedish composer and a founding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. He was organist at Storkyrkan, the main church of Stockholm, and chief conductor at Kungliga Hovkapellet. Arguably his most accomplished composition is an opera, Il Giudizio d'Aminta, written on the occasion of the birthday of future Empress Catherine the Great of Russia.
The Düben family is a Swedish family originally from Saxony, Holy Roman Empire, whose members were elevated to the Swedish nobility, that rose to prominence with Andreas Düben, an organist to the German Church in Stockholm, Swedish Empire.
Axel Gabriel LeijonhufvudtheElder was a Swedish military officer and baron. He personally witnessed the horrors of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790.
