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Governors Of Skåne County
This is a list of governors for Skåne County in Sweden. The county was recreated in 1997 by a merger of Malmöhus County and Kristianstad County. For the period 1719–1996 see List of governors of Malmöhus County and List of governors of Kristianstad County. # Bengt Holgersson (1997–2005) # Göran Tunhammar (2006–2012) # Margareta Pålsson (2012–2016) # Anneli Hulthén (2016–present) List of county governors of Helsingborg County, Landskrona County, and Malmöhus County Before 1719, Scania was divided into counties with different borders from those in effect for Kristianstad County and Malmöhus County between 1719 and 1996. During 1658–1719, and again 1801–1809, the province was included in the Scanian Dominion (''Skånska Generalguvernementet'' in Swedish). For the governors-general during these periods, see List of governors-general of Skåne. During the period 1670–1675, the Scanian Dominion was suspended and three county governors administered the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skåne County
Skåne County ( ), sometimes referred to as Scania County or just Scania in English, is the southernmost Counties of Sweden, county, or , of Sweden, mostly corresponding to the traditional Provinces of Sweden, province of Scania. It borders the counties of Halland County, Halland, Kronoberg County, Kronoberg and Blekinge County, Blekinge and connects to Capital Region of Denmark, Capital Region, Denmark by the Öresund Bridge across the Øresund strait. The seat of residence for the Governors of Skåne County, Skåne Governor is the city of Malmö. The headquarters of Skåne Regional Council are located in both Kristianstad and Malmö. The present county was created in 1997 when Kristianstad County and Malmöhus County were merged; it covers around 3% of Sweden's total area, while its population of 1.3 million comprises 13% of Sweden's total population. Endonym and exonym When the new county was established in 1997, it was named ''Skåne län'' as its borders coincide with tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Swedish Governors-general
A governor-general () was appointed by the Swedish monarch as his permanent representative, with both civil and military jurisdiction, over parts of Sweden, from the 17th century to the early 19th century, when constitutional changes made the office obsolete. A governor-general was always appointed as the highest representative of the Swedish monarch in the dominions ruled, or the possessions governed, by Sweden. Conquered, and unintegrated, territories were apart from this, more or less allowed to retain their internal political structure. The term viceroy is better reserved for the '' stattholder'', the representative of the Swedish monarch in Norway when that neighboring country was in personal union with Sweden, as it concerns a whole kingdom, and notably in the several cases where the incumbent was no lesser than the Swedish crown prince. Governors-general could also be appointed over parts of Sweden proper, today's Sweden and Finland, and usually consisting of several count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of County Governors Of Sweden
A county administrative board () is a Government agencies in Sweden, Swedish Government Agency in each of the counties of Sweden, led by a vice-regal governor () appointed by the Government of Sweden, government for a term of six years. The lists of gubernatorial officeholders, in most cases, stretches back to 1634 when the counties were created by Lord High Chancellor of Sweden, Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna. The main responsibilities of the county administrative board is to coordinate the development of the county in line with goals set in national politics. In each county there is also a County councils of Sweden, County Council which is a policy-making assembly elected by the residents of the county. The capital of a county is in Swedish called ''residensstad'' ("residence city") because it is the seat of residence of the governor. See also *Governor of Stockholm *List of Swedish Governors-General *Provincial Governors of Finland External links Official site of the Swedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governors Of Skåne County
This is a list of governors for Skåne County in Sweden. The county was recreated in 1997 by a merger of Malmöhus County and Kristianstad County. For the period 1719–1996 see List of governors of Malmöhus County and List of governors of Kristianstad County. # Bengt Holgersson (1997–2005) # Göran Tunhammar (2006–2012) # Margareta Pålsson (2012–2016) # Anneli Hulthén (2016–present) List of county governors of Helsingborg County, Landskrona County, and Malmöhus County Before 1719, Scania was divided into counties with different borders from those in effect for Kristianstad County and Malmöhus County between 1719 and 1996. During 1658–1719, and again 1801–1809, the province was included in the Scanian Dominion (''Skånska Generalguvernementet'' in Swedish). For the governors-general during these periods, see List of governors-general of Skåne. During the period 1670–1675, the Scanian Dominion was suspended and three county governors administered the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Andersson Ranck
Sven is a Scandinavian masculine first name. In Old Norse the meaning was "young man" or "servant" and the original Old Norse spelling was ''sveinn''. Variants such as '' Svend'' are found in Danish and Norwegian. Another variant, ''Svein'' is used only in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries, and is cognate with the English surname ''Swain''. In medieval Swedish, ''sven'' or ''sven av vapen'' "sven of arms", is a term for squire. The female equivalent, Svenja, though seemingly Dutch and Scandinavian, is not common anywhere outside of German-speaking countries. Sven can also be spelled with a "w" - Swen - but is pronounced as Sven. The Icelandic version is ''Sveinn'' (); the Faroese version is Sveinur (). Entertainment and music * Sven Einar Englund (1916–1999), Finnish composer * Sven Epiney (born 1972), Swiss television, radio host and editor * Sven Grünberg (born 1956), Estonian synthesizer and progressive rock composer and musician * Sven August Körli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabian Von Fersen
Baron Fabian von Fersen (February 7, 1626 – July 30, 1677) was a Swedish general, freelord, field-marshal and governor general of Scania, Halland and Blekinge. He served the Swedish Empire in multiple wars and received appointments Field Marshal, and then Governor General of the Scanian lands, which included the provinces of Skåne, Halland and Blekinge in 1676. Early life Military career Fabian von Fersen became a court cadet in 1643, participated as a volunteer in the navy in 1644 in Torstensson War and then in the Thirty Years' War, and became a lieutenant colonel in 1647. Fersen was a cousin of Otto Wilhelm von Fersen and, like him, participated in Charles X Gustav's Polish wars and the wars against Denmark. Death When the Danes stormed Malmö in 1677, Fersen managed to repel the attack with only 2,000 soldiers, but he suffered such severe injuries that he died a few days later. He was buried in St Mary's Cathedral, Reval (modern-day Tallinn), where a sarcophag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claes Danckwardt-Lillieström
Claes is a masculine given name, a version of Nicholas, as well as a patronymic surname. It is also spelled Klas, Clas and Klaes. Given name Claes is a common first name in Sweden. It was also a common name in the Low Countries until the 18th century, after which the spelling Klaas was largely adopted. People with the given name Claes include: * Claes Adelsköld (1824–1907), Swedish engineer, military officer and politician * Claes Andersson (1937–2019), Finnish psychiatrist and politician * Claes Bang (born 1967), Danish actor and musician * Claes van Beresteyn (1627–1684), Dutch landscape painter * Claes Berglund (born c.1960), Swedish ski-orienteering competitor * Claes Björklund (born 1971), Swedish musician, producer and songwriter * Claes Michielsz Bontenbal (1575–1623), Dutch civil servant involved in a conspiracy against Maurice of Orange * Claes Borgström (1944–2020), Swedish lawyer and politician * Claes Compaen (1587–1660), Dutch privateer, pirate, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustin Leijonsköld
Augustin may refer to: * Augustin (name), male name, variant of Augustine * Augustin (typography), English or 14-point type * Augustin, Brașov, a commune in Brașov County, Romania * Dacian fortress of Augustin, ruined Dacian fortified town in modern Romania * Palace of Augustin, a palace in Vitoria, Spain Film * ''Augustin'' (film), a 1995 French film * ''Augustin, King of Kung-Fu'', 1999 French movie Music * O du lieber Augustin ("Oh, you dear Augustin"), a popular Viennese song * "Augustin" (song), Sweden's 1959 Eurovision Song Contest entry See also * Augustine (other) Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), was a Church Father. Augustine may also refer to: People * Augustine (actor) (1955–2013), Malayalam film actor * Augustine of Canterbury (died 604), the first Archbishop of Canterbury * Saint Augustine ... * Agustin {{Disambiguation, geo, hn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Persson Banér
Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cartoons * Gustav (''Zoids''), a transportation mecha in the ''Zoids'' fictional universe *Gustav, a character in ''Sesamstraße'' *Monsieur Gustav H., a leading character in ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' * Gustaf, an American art punk band from Brooklyn, New York. Weapons *Carl Gustav recoilless rifle, dubbed "the Gustav" by US soldiers *Schwerer Gustav, 800-mm German siege cannon used during World War II Other uses *Gustav (pigeon), a pigeon of the RAF pigeon service in WWII *Gustave (crocodile), a large male Nile crocodile in Burundi *Gustave, South Dakota *Hurricane Gustav (other), a name used for several tropical cyclones and storms *Gustav, a streetwear clothing brand See also *Gustav of Sweden (other) *Gustav Adolf (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Otto Stenbock
Gustaf Otto Gustafsson Stenbock (17 September 1614, Torpa stenhus – 24 September 1685, Stockholm) was a Swedish military officer and politician. Biography He was a member of the noble Stenbock family; born to the Riksråd (Privy Councilor) and his wife, Countess Beata Margareta née Brahe (1583–1645). He was therefore related to the royal family on his father's side. In 1631, he joined the Småland Cavalry Regiment. From 1633, he fought in Germany, during the Thirty Years' War, and took part in the Battle of Nördlingen, among others. He won promotions to Commander of the Kronoberg Regiment (1637), and Colonel of the Jönköping Regiment (1639). He was seriously wounded at the Second Battle of Breitenfeld in 1642, and returned home. He continued to pursue a miltitary career, however, participating in several campaigns and being promoted to Major General (1643), Lieutenant General (1647) and General of the Infantry (1648). Following the brief war between Sweden and Brem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peder Pedersson Hammarskjöld
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek , ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek ''petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic ''Kefa'' ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon bar Jonah. An Old English variant is Piers. In other languages The following names can be interpreted as Peter in English. * Afrikaans: Pieter, Petrus * Albanian: Pjetër, Për * Amharic: ጴጥሮስ ("Ṗeṭros") * Arabic: بطرس (''Boutros''), بيار ("Pierre," mainly in Lebanon), بيتر ("Peter," exact transcription) * Aragonese: Pietro, Pero, Piero, Pier * Armenian: Պետրոս (Bedros in the Western dialect, Petros in the Eastern dialect) * Assamese: পিটাৰ * Asturian: Pedru * Azerbaijani: Pyotr * Basque: Peru, Pello (diminutive), Pedro, Piarres, Harkaitz (''Means "Rock" in basque''), Arkaitz, Petri (Biblical), Kepa (neologism) * Belarusian: Пётр (Piotr), Пятро (Piatro) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halland County
Halland County (, ) is a county ('' län'') on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad. Prince Julian, the son of Prince Carl Philip, is Duke of Halland. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Jönköping, Kronoberg, Scania and the sea of the Kattegat. Heraldry The County of Halland inherited its coat of arms from the province of Halland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Province Counties mainly serve administrative purposes in Sweden. The culture and history of the area is to be found in its provincial counterpart Halland. The county was designed with virtually the same boundaries as the province. The major exception is a part of Hylte Municipality, which belongs to the province of Småland. Geography * Genevadsån river Administration The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
