Crown Equerry (Sweden)

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Crown Equerry (Swedish: Hovstallmästare) is a title of the head of the Swedish Royal Stables. It is also an honorary title awarded by the Swedish king. Previously at the Royal Court of Sweden there was also a Master of the Horse (Överhovstallmästare) who had the highest transparency of the Royal Stables. The Crown Equerry who was head of the Royal Stables, was named First Crown Equerry (Förste hovstallmästare). Today Colonel Ulf Gunnehed is the Crown Equerry and head of the Royal Stables.

Order of precedence

According to the order of precedence the Crown Equerry had following ranks before 1909:

Uniform

Since 1875 the Crown Equerry carry a uniform consisting of a light blue single-breasted waffenrock with white piping and a stand-up collar decorated with oak leaf pattern. The parade uniform has epaulettes, a waist belt with gold tassels, and bicorne with white plume.

List of Crown Equerries

This is an incomplete list of Crown Equerries:

Master of the Horse

1763–1769 – Johan Henrik Sparfvenfeldt

1769–1772 – Jakob Wattrang

1772–1791 – Adolf Fredrik Lewenhaupt

1791–1818 – Gustaf Lewenhaupt

????–???? – Claes Rålamb

1856–1859 – Ferdinand Braunerhielm

1860–1874 – Gustaf Adolf Fredrik Wilhelm von Essen

1875–1885 – Rudolf Tornérhjelm

1885–1888 – Carl Björnstjerna

1888–1908 – Alfred Piper

1908–1912 – Gustaf Gyldenstolpe (1919)

1912–1931 – Fredrik Wrangel

1932–???? – Hans Ramel

First Crown Equerries

1886–1912 – Gustaf Gyldenstolpe

1912–1929 – Eberhard Rosenblad (1911)

1929–???? – Charles d’Otrante

Crown Equerries

1916–???? – Carl Bonde

1935–1946 – Claës König

1946–1950 – Hodder Stjernswärd

1950–1972 – Carl Eric von Platen

1972–1984 – Hans Skiöldebrand

1984–1991 – Hodder Stjernswärd

1991–1996 – Magnus Olson

1996–2003 – Jörn Beckmann

2003–2015 – Mertil Melin

2015–2018 – Ulf Gunnehed

List of non court-serving Crown Equerries

This is an incomplete list of non court-serving Crown Equerries:

Non court-serving First Crown Equerries

1890–1910 – Gustaf d’Otrante

1918–1939 – Edvard Sager

1918–1935 – Carl Wachtmeister

1925–1937 – Carl Gustaf von Platen

Non court-serving Crown Equerries

1896–1918 – Edvard Sager

1901–1931 – Gösta Tamm

1908–1918 – Carl Wachtmeister

1911–1925 – Carl Gustaf von Platen

1916–19?? – Clarence von Rosen

1923–1936 – Adolf Hamilton

1927–1934 – Carl Hallenborg

1930–1938 – Magnus Palmstierna

1930–19?? – Carl-Philip Klingspor

1931–1943 – Fabian Wrede

1932–19?? – Wilhelm von Essen

1933–19?? – Claës Wachtmeister

1933–1941 – Nils Gyllenkrok

1935–19?? – Claës König

References

Crown Equerry (Sweden) Wikipedia

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