Hovjägmästare in Sweden was a court official who supervised the '' Kungliga Hovjägeristaten'' at the

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and the royal hunting parks. The first ''hovjägmästare'' was originally the title of the head of the ''Kungliga Hovjägeristaten'' and later the title of any among the ''hovjägmästare''. Today there is a ''hovjägmästare'' at the Royal Court of Sweden with the task of assisting in the planning of royal hunts. ''Hovjägmästare'' can be translated as Master of the Chase or

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and ''Överhovjägmästare'' can be translated as Grand Master of the Huntsmen. ''Hovjägmästare'' in Sweden has a uniform (equivalent to court uniform) consisting of a single row '' waffenrock'' of dark green cloth with gold

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on the collar and cuffs, gilded buttons with the royal crown and the

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epaulette Epaulette (; also spelled epaulet) is a type of ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia of rank by armed forces and other organizations. Flexible metal epaulettes (usually made from brass) are referred to as ''shoulder scales' ...

s (older model) with the head of state monogram; dark green trousers with gold galloon; gold belt with fringes; ''hirschfänger'' or

sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

; white gloves and black

bicorne The bicorne or bicorn (two-cornered) is a historical form of hat widely adopted in the 1790s as an item of uniform by European and American army and naval officers. Most generals and staff officers of the Napoleonic period wore bicornes, whic ...

with

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and a green hanging plume. ''Överhovjägmästare'' and first ''hovjägmästare'' had the same uniform with general's insignia and ''bouillon'' tassels in the belt.

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{{Reflist Swedish court titles Swedish royal court

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