List Of Governors Of Skaraborg County

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Skaraborg County Skaraborg County ( ) was a Counties of Sweden, county of Sweden from 1634 until 1997. It was disestablished at the end of 1997 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus County, Gothenburg and Bohus and Älvsborg County, Älvs ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

from 1683 to its dissolution in 1997, when it was merged with

Gothenburg and Bohus County Gothenburg and Bohus County () was a county of Sweden until 1 January 1998, when it was merged with Skaraborg County and Älvsborg County to form Västra Götaland County. The county was named after the city of Gothenburg and the historical pr ...

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Älvsborg County Älvsborg County () was a county of Sweden until 1997, when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg & Bohus and Skaraborg to form Västra Götaland County. The county corresponded to the traditional province of Dalsland and the central ...

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Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County () is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of S ...

. * Peter Örneklou (1683–1690) * Harald Strömfelt (1695–1707) *

Carl Gustaf Soop Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

(1707–1711) * Germund Cederhielm d.ä. (1712–1716) * Germund Cederhielm d.y. (1716) *

Peter Scheffer Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

(1716–1723) * Gustaf Rålamb (1723–1727) *

Erik Wrangel The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Nor ...

(1727–1729) * Gustaf Palmfelt (1729–1733) * Frans Joachim Ehrenstrahl (1733–1735) *

Gabriel Falkenberg In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Gabriel ( ) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Chris ...

(1735–1748) *

Gabriel Gabrielsson Falkenberg In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Gabriel ( ) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Chris ...

(1748–1761) *

Adam Otto Lagerberg Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam sin ...

(1761–1778) *

Claes Erik Silfverhielm Claes is a masculine given name, a version of Nicholas, as well as a patronymic surname. It is also spelled Klas, Clas and Klaes. Given name Claes is a common first name in Sweden. It was also a common name in the Low Countries until the 18th cent ...

(1778–1784) * Claes Julius Ekeblad (1784–1796) *

Johan Adam Hierta Johan may refer to: * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (1921 film), a Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (2005 film), a Dutch romantic comedy film * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Joh ...

(1796–1810) *

Georg Adlersparre Count Georg Adlersparre (28 March 1760 – 23 September 1835) was a Swedish army commander, politician and writer from the Adlersparre family. He was the leader of the Coup of 1809, leading to the deposition of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. ...

(1810–1824) *

Arvid Posse Arvid Rutger Fredriksson Posse (15 February 1820 – 24 April 1901) was a Swedish noble and statesman, serving as the Prime Minister of Sweden between 1880–1883. Family background and education Posse was born at Rosendal Castle in Malmöhus ...

(1824–1831) *

Carl Henrik Gyllenhaal Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

(1831–1837) *

Wilhelm Albrecht d'Orchimont Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Wilhe ...

(1837–1851) *

Anders Peter Sandströmer Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...

(1851–1857) *

Jonas Wærn Carl Jonas Wærn (23 July 1915 – 6 November 2003) was a Swedish Army officer best known for having commanded Swedish, Irish, and Indian peacekeeping troops during the Congo Crisis. He also commanded Swedish forces in Cyprus in 1964. Wærn is on ...

(1857–1866) *

Carl Malmsten Carl Malmsten (December 7, 1888 – August 13, 1972) was a Sweden, Swedish furniture designer, architect, and educator who was known for his devotion to traditional Swedish craftmanship (''slöjd'') and his opposition to Functionalism (architec ...

(1866–1879) *

Cornelius Sjöcrona Cornelius may refer to: People * Cornelius (name), Roman family name and a masculine given name * Cornelius the Centurion, Roman centurion considered by Christians to be the first Gentile to convert to the Christian faith * Pope Cornelius, pope fr ...

(1879–1906) *

Fabian de Geer Fabian may refer to: People * Fabian (name), including a list of people with the given name or surname * Pope Fabian (died 250), Catholic saint * Fabian Forte (born 1943), 1950s American teen idol, singer and actor, known by the mononym Fabian * ...

(1906–1917) *

Axel Ekman Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque ...

(1917–1935) *

Carl Mannerfelt Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

(1935–1951) *

Fritiof Domö Johan Fritiof Domö (born Gustafsson, 30 August 1889 – 23 November 1961) was a Swedish landlord and social conservative right politician and mostly known as the party leader for the Moderate Party. Domö was the first vice party leader 1935– ...

(1951–1956) *

Bertil Fallenius Bertil is a first name of Germanic origin most commonly found among Swedish men. The oldest recorded use is from the year 1396, but the name did not come into widespread use until the 19th century. People called Bertil include: * Carl Bertil Agn ...

(1956–1967) * Karl Frithiofson (1967–1986) *

Lennart Orehag Lennart or Lennarth is a Germanic variant of the name Leonard, most common in Scandinavia and German-speaking countries as a surname or masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Camilla Lennarth (born 1988), Swedish go ...

(1986–1990) * Birger Bäckström (1991–1997) *

Skaraborg Skaraborg County is a former county of Sweden. Skaraborg may also refer to: Places *Västergötland, a historical province of Sweden that includes the area of the former county *Västra Götaland County, a current county of Sweden that includes th ...