Kexholm County (, ) was a

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of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1721, when the southern part was ceded to the

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in the

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. The capital of the county was Kexholm (), which today is

Priozersk Priozersk (russian: Приозе́рск; fi, Käkisalmi; sv, Kexholm) is a town and the administrative center of Priozersky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the northwestern shore of Lake Ladoga, at the estuary of the northern a ...

History

The county was ceded to Sweden by

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together with Ingria by the Treaty of Stolbovo in 1617. The county extended to the parishes of Lieksa in North and of

Suojärvi Suoyarvi (russian: Суоя́рви; krl, Suojärvi; fi, Suojärvi) is a town and the administrative center of Suoyarvsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located northwest of Petrozavodsk. Population: History It is known tha ...

in the East. In the South and West, the county was bordered by

Viborg and Nyslott County Viborg and Nyslott County ( sv, Viborgs och Nyslotts län, fi, Viipurin ja Savonlinnan lääni) was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1721. The county was named after the castle towns of Viborg ( fi, Viipuri) and Nyslott ( fi, Savonl ...

. Following the

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southern and eastern parts were ceded to Russia in 1721, and the territory that remained was reconstituted into the

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(, ), with the remainder of the

. In 1743 following a new conflict part of this county was also ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Åbo. The ceded parts of the

County of Viborg and Nyslott Viborg and Nyslott County ( sv, Viborgs och Nyslotts län, fi, Viipurin ja Savonlinnan lääni) was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1721. The county was named after the castle towns of Viborg ( fi, Viipuri) and Nyslott ( fi, Savon ...

and the County of Kexholm were at first part of the Saint Petersburg Governorate, but in 1744 they were reconstituted with new conquests into the Russian Vyborg Governorate, which also became known as '' Old Finland''. Remainder of the

was joined with some parts of the

County of Nyland and Tavastehus Nyland and Tavastehus County (, ) was a county of the Swedish Empire in Finland from 1634 to 1809. In 1775 whole northern part of the county (later Central Finland region) was transferred to the new Vasa County. Also a part of historical Satakun ...

in 1747 into the

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. After the Russian victory in the Finnish War of 1809,

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ceded all its territory in Finland to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn. As part of the

Finland came to constitute a separate grand duchy. In 1812 Russia made the territories of the Vyborg Governorate part of the new Grand Duchy of Finland as Viipuri Province.

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1634–1636 *

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1636–1641 *

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1641–1642 (acting) * Reinhold Mettstake 1642–1652 * Jakob Törnsköld 1652–1656 *

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1657–1660 *

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1660–1674 * Berendt Mellin 1674–1690

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