Privy Council of Sweden

The Swedish Senate: Riksrådet, from 1809 Statsrådet, from 1975 "Regeringen" was and is the principal government institution of Sweden.

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The Swedish Senate, Senatus Regni Sueciae, originated as a council of Regional Magnates acting as advisers to the Monarch of the combined Realms of the Swedes (from 996, approximately). Foremost among the senate was the military commander, the Jarl (Earl), an office heritable within a younger branch of the House of the Kingdom of Nericia, one of the constituing parts of the Realm.

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During the reign of Magnus I of Sweden (he was in fact the IInd) between 1275 and 1290 the meetings of the Senate became a permanent institution having the offices of Grand Master (Drots) or Chief Justice, Constable (Marsk) and Chancellor (Kansler) (who until the 1530s was always a Bishop).

Related Topics:
Magnus I of Sweden - 1275 - 1290 - 1530s

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