County Of Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia County (, ) was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1775. The county was split in 1755 to County of Vasa (, ) and County of Uleåborg (, ). Maps Governors * Melcher Wernstedt 1635–1642 *Hans Kyle 1642–1648 (Vasa County) * Erik Soop 1644–1648 (Uleåborg County) *Hans Kyle 1648–1650 * Ture Svensson Ribbing 1650–1654 * Johan Graan 1654–1668 * Jacob Duwall 1668–1669 * Johan Graan 1669–1674 * Didrik Wrangel af Adinal 1674–1685 * Gustaf Grass 1685–1694 * Johan Nilsson Ehrenskiöldh 1694–1706 * Johan Stiernstedt 1706 (acting) * Lorentz Clerk 1706–1720 * Reinhold Wilhelm von Essen 1720–1732 * Carl Henrik Wrangel af Adinal 1732 * Broor Rålamb 1733–1734 * Carl Frölich 1734–1739 * Gustaf Creutz 1739–1746 * Gustaf Abraham Piper 1746–1761 * Gustaf von Grooth 1761–1762 *Carl Sparre 1763 *Fredrik Henrik Sparre 1763 * Lorentz Johan Göös 1763–1774 *Fredrik Magnus von Numers Fredrik ...
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Swedish Empire
The Swedish Empire was a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region during the 17th and early 18th centuries ( sv, Stormaktstiden, "the Era of Great Power"). The beginning of the empire is usually taken as the reign of Gustavus Adolphus, who ascended the throne in 1611, and its end as the loss of territories in 1721 following the Great Northern War. After the death of Gustavus Adolphus in 1632, the empire was controlled for lengthy periods by part of the high nobility, such as the Oxenstierna family, acting as regents for minor monarchs. The interests of the high nobility contrasted with the uniformity policy (i.e., upholding the traditional equality in status of the Swedish estates favoured by the kings and peasantry). In territories acquired during the periods of ''de facto'' noble rule, serfdom was not abolished, and there was also a trend to set up respective estates in Sweden proper. The Great Reduction of 1680 put an end to th ...
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