Lantmarskalk, (; ) was the title of one of the speakers of the

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

Riksdag of the Estates Riksdag of the Estates (; informally ) was the name used for the Estates of Sweden when they were assembled. Until its dissolution in 1866, the institution was the highest authority in Sweden next to the King. It was a Diet made up of the Fou ...

, from 1627 to 1866 and of the Diet of

Grand Duchy of Finland The Grand Duchy of Finland was the predecessor state of modern Finland. It existed from 1809 to 1917 as an Autonomous region, autonomous state within the Russian Empire. Originating in the 16th century as a titular grand duchy held by the Monarc ...

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 (

Lord High Constable of Sweden The Lord High Constable ( or only ''marsk'') was a prominent and influential office in Sweden, from the 13th century until 1676, excluding periods when the office was out of use. The office holder was a member of the Privy Council of Sweden, Swedis ...

) or the Riksmarskalk ( Marshal of the Realm), which were

Great Officers of the Realm The Great Officers of the Realm () were the five leading members of the Swedish Privy Council from the later parts of the 16th century to around 1680. With the constitution of 1634, the five officers became heads of five different branches of gov ...

and royal appointees. Between approximately 1720 and 1772 two parties

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and

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were active during a short period of parliamentary rule, referred to as the age of liberty.

List of office holders

* Per Brahe (1629) *Johan Pontusson De la Gardie (1630) * Henrik Fleming (1643–1644) *

Bengt Skytte Bengt Skytte af Duderhof (1614–1683) was a Swedish courtier and diplomat. He was a follower of Comenius and proposed a Pansophism, pansophic city, "Sophopolis". Early life He was the son of Johan Skytte and Maria Näf (Neaf) and brother of Vend ...

(1647) *Svante Larsson Sparre (1649–1651) *Christer Bonde (1652) * Johan Gyllenstierna (1668) *Claes Fleming (1680) * Fabian Wrede (1682) *Erik Lindschöld (1686) *Jacob Gyllenborg (1693) *Per Ribbing (1719) *

Arvid Horn Count Arvid Bernhard Horn af Ekebyholm (6 April 166418 April 1742) was a Swedish general, diplomat and politician, a member of the noble Horn family. He served twice as president of the Privy Council Chancellery of Sweden, privy council chancel ...

, Caps (1720, 1726, 1731) *Swen Lagerberg, Caps (1723) *

Carl Gustaf Tessin Count Carl Gustaf Tessin (5 September 1695 – 7 January 1770) was a Swedish Count and politician and son of architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger and Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock. He was one of the most brilliant personages of his day, and the mo ...

, Hats (1738–1739) * Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg, Caps (1742, 1746) *Henning Gyllenborg, Hats (1751–1752) *

Axel von Fersen, senior Count Fredrik Axel von Fersen (5 April 171924 April 1794) was a Swedish statesman and soldier of Baltic German descent. He served as Lord Marshal of the Riksdag of the Estates, and although he worked closely with King Gustav III before and thro ...

, Hats (1755–1756, 1760–1762, 1769–1770) *Thure Gustaf Rudbeck, Caps (1765) *

Eric Ruuth Eric Ruuth (24 October 1746 – 25 May 1820) was a Swedish nobleman and the owner of Marsvinsholm Castle. He served as the Governor-General of Swedish Pomerania from 1792 to 1796. With his coal mine he started the company that would eventually be ...

(1792) *

Magnus Fredrik Brahe Magnus Fredrik Brahe (15 October 1756 – 12 December 1826) was a Swedish noble and courtier. Biography Magnus Fredrik Brahe was born on 15 October 1756 to Count Erik Brahe and his second wife Countess Stina Piper, three months after his f ...

(1800) *

Johan Christopher Toll Count Johan Christopher Toll (1 February 1743 – 21 May 1817) was a Swedish statesman and soldier. Early life He was born in Mölleröd, Scania (now part of Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County). Toll came of from an old family of Dutc ...

(1800) *

Carl Carlsson Mörner Carl Carlsson Mörner (1 December 1755 in Jönköping – 24 June 1821 in Stockholm) was a Swedish nobleman, officer, and politician. After rising through the ranks after being accepted as a cadet in 1771, he was made field marshal in 181 ...

(1815) *Carl De Geer (1823, 1828–1830) *

Jacob De la Gardie Field Marshal and Count Jacob Pontusson De la Gardie (20 June 1583 – 22 August 1652) was a wikt:statesman, statesman and a soldier of the Swedish Empire, and a Marshal from 1620 onward. He was Privy Council of Sweden, Privy Councilor from ...

(1834–1835) *

Henning Hamilton Count Henning Ludvig Hugo Hamilton (16 January 1814 – 15 January 1886) was a Swedish count, politician, government official and author. His father was Gustaf Wathier Hamilton. Today he is perhaps best remembered for the so-called ''Hamilton ...

(1848, 1853–1854, 1856–1858) *

Gustaf Lagerbjelke Count Gustaf Lagerbjelke (6 October 1817 – 6 March 1895). The 3rd Count Lagerbjelke was a Swedish politician, the last Lord Marshal and the first Speaker of ''Första kammaren'' of the Riksdag. Biography Gustaf Lagerbjelke was born 6 Octobe ...

(1862–1863, 1865–1866)

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