Baron Hans Otto Carl Ramel (19 August 1867 – 23 January 1957) was a

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landlord, ''

Hovjägmästare Hovjägmästare in Sweden was a court official who supervised the '' Kungliga Hovjägeristaten'' at the Royal Court of Sweden and the royal hunting parks. The first ''hovjägmästare'' was originally the title of the head of the ''Kungliga Hovjä ...

'', Master of the Horse and member of parliament.

Early life

Ramel was born on 19 August 1867 at

Övedskloster Manor Övedskloster Manor ( sv, Övedskloster slott) is a manor in Sjöbo Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. History Early history Övedskloster derives its name ( sv, The monastery of Öved) from a Premonstratensian abbey, founded in the 12th ...

Sjöbo Municipality Sjöbo Municipality (''Sjöbo kommun'') is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Sjöbo. The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former market town (''köping'') ''Sjöbo'' was amalgamat ...

, Sweden, the son of '' ryttmästare'', baron Otto Ramel and his wife baroness Charlotte (née von Blixen-Finecke). He became a volunteer at the

Scanian Hussar Regiment The Scanian Hussar Regiment ( sv, Skånska husarregementet, K 5) was a Swedish Army cavalry unit which operated in various forms the years 1658–1709 and 1709–1927. Commanding officers Regimental commanders from 1658 to 1927. *1658–1659: ...

in 1884 and passed '' mogenhetsexamen'' in 1887.

Career

Ramel was appointed sergeant at the Scanian Hussar Regiment in 1888 and attended the Royal Military Academy the same year and graduated and became an officer on 23 October 1889 and was appointed ''

underlöjtnant ''Underlöjtnant'' (from the German word ''Unterleutnant'') was the lowest officer rank in the Swedish Army from 1835 to 1937 instead of the previous ranks of ''fänrik'' and cornet. was reintroduced in 1914 with the same position as , from 1926 ...

'' in the Scanian Hussar Regiment on 8 November 1889. He retired from the army in 1901 and became ''

'' in 1902. Ramel was part of the ''

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'' from 1902 to 1926. Ramel became First ''Hovjägmästare'' in 1921 and Master of the Horse in 1932. He was municipal chairman from 1899 to 1933, and a member of the

Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ...

first chamber Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single grou ...

from 1917 to 1918. Ramel was chairman of Skåne Mortgage Association (''Skånska hypoteksföreningen''), Malmöhus County Forestry Board (''Malmöhus läns skogsvårdsstyrelse''), Malmöhus County Fishery Board (''Malmöhus läns fiskeristyrelse''), Malmö Handicraft Association (''Malmö hemslöjdsförening''), Färs Hundred Savings Bank (''Färs härads sparbank''), Skånska Lantmännen Livestock Insurance Association (''Skånska lantmännens kreatursförsäkringsförening''), the

Swedish Friesian The Swedish Friesian, sv, 'Svensk Låglandsboskap', often abbreviated to SLB, is a Swedish breed of dairy cattle. It was established in about 1870 from imports of cattle of Dutch Friesian or German Black Pied type. From about 1970 it has been s ...

Breeders Association (''Avelsföreningen för svensk låglandsboskap'') and the Swedish Ardennes Breeders Association (''Avelsföreningen Svenska Ardennerhästen''). He also sat in the governing council of the Stud Board (''Stuteriöverstyrelsen''). Ramel became a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry ( sv, Kungliga Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien), formerly the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture (''Kungl. Lantbruksakademien''), founded in 1813 at the initiative of Crown Prince Charles, is on ...

in 1924.

Personal life

In 1893 in Helsingborg he married baroness Hilda ''Fanny'' Elisabet Cederström (1870–1962), the daughter of lieutenant general, baron Claes Arvid Bror Cederström and his wife baroness Amelie Virginie Tomasine Eleonore (née Ehrensvärd). He was the father of; Amelie Charlotte (born 1894), Otto Bror (born 1896), Virginia Ebba Sofie ''Charlotte'' (born 1897), Viveka (born 1899), ''Bror'' Fredrik Carl (born 1900) and ''Elsa'' Sofie (born 1902).

Awards and decorations

Ramel's awards: * King Oscar II and Queen Sofia's Golden Wedding Medal (1907) * King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal (1948) * King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal (1928) * King Gustaf V's Commemorative Medal (1951) *Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star *Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa *Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1917) *Knight of the Order of Vasa (1909) *

Illis Quorum ''Illis quorum'' (''Illis quorum meruere labores'') (English: "For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It"), is a gold medal awarded for outstanding contributions to Swedish culture, science or society. The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gust ...

, 8th size (1937) *Commander Second Class of the

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known a ...

(1919)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramel, Hans 1867 births 1957 deaths Members of the Första kammaren Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star Grand Crosses of the Order of Vasa People from Sjöbo Municipality Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Swedish landlords Recipients of the Illis quorum