Crown Equerry (Sweden)

Crown Equerry (Swedish: hovstallmästare) is a title of the head of the Swedish Royal Stables. It is also an honorary title awarded by the king of Sweden. Previously at the Royal Court there was also a Master of the Horse (Swedish: överhovstallmästare) who had the highest oversight of the Royal Stables. The Crown Equerry who was head of the Royal Stables, was named First Crown Equerry (Swedish: förste hovstallmästare). Today Colonel Ulf Gunnehed is the Crown Equerry and head of the Royal Stables.[1]

Crown Equerry Mertil Melin at the Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves state visit to Stockholm in 2011.

Order of precedence

According to the order of precedence the Crown Equerry had following ranks before 1909:[2]

English title Swedish title Military rank
Master of the HorseÖverhovstallmästareField Marshal (Fältmarskalk)
First Crown EquerryFörste hovstallmästareLieutenant General (Generallöjtnant)
Crown EquerryHovstallmästareMajor General (Generalmajor)
Equerry at the CourtStallmästaren vid hovetColonel (Överste)
Deputy Master of HorseUnderstallmästareMajor (Major)

Uniform

Since 1875 the Crown Equerry carry a uniform consisting of a light blue single-breasted waffenrock with white piping and a stand-up collar decorated with oak leaf pattern. The parade uniform has epaulettes, a waist belt with gold tassels, and bicorne with white plume.[3]

  • Hat for everyday attire.
  • Everyday attire.
  • Parade attire.

List of Crown Equerries

First Crown Equerries

This is an incomplete list of First Crown Equerries:

  • 1886–1912: Gustaf Gyldenstolpe[4]
  • 1912–1929: Eberhard Rosenblad (1911)[4]
  • 1929–1950: Charles d’Otrante[4]
  • 1950–1972: Carl Eric von Platen

Crown Equerries
  • 1972–1984: Hans Skiöldebrand
  • 1984–1991: Hodder Stjernswärd
  • 1991–1996: Magnus Olson
  • 1996–2003: Jörn Beckmann
  • 2003–2015: Mertil Melin
  • 2015–20xx: Ulf Gunnehed

List of non court-serving Crown Equerries

This is an incomplete list of non court-serving Firt Crown Equerries and Crown Equerries:

Non court-serving First Crown Equerries[5]
  • 1890–1910: Gustaf d’Otrante
  • 1918–1939: Edvard Sager
  • 1918–1935: Carl Wachtmeister
  • 1925–1937: Carl Gustaf von Platen

Non court-serving Crown Equerries[5]
  • 1896–1918: Edvard Sager
  • 1901–1931: Gösta Tamm
  • 1908–1918: Carl Wachtmeister
  • 1911–1925: Carl Gustaf von Platen
  • 1916–19??: Clarence von Rosen
  • 1916–????: Carl Bonde
  • 1923–1936: Adolf Hamilton
  • 1927–1934: Carl Hallenborg
  • 1930–1938: Magnus Palmstierna
  • 1930–19??: Carl-Philip Klingspor
  • 1931–1943: Fabian Wrede
  • 1932–19??: Wilhelm von Essen
  • 1933–19??: Claës Wachtmeister
  • 1933–1941: Nils Gyllenkrok
  • 1935–1946: Claës König
  • 1946–1950: Hodder Stjernswärd

See also

References
  1. "H.M. Konungens hovstall" [H.M. The Royal Stables] (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. Wasling, Jesper. "Rangordningar efter 1814" [Order of precedences after 1814]. www.heraldik.se (in Swedish). Swedish Heraldry Society. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  3. Treaster-Swidler, Leo; Alm, Göran, eds. (1994). Hovstallet 1894-1994 [The Royal Stables 1894-1994] (in Swedish). Höganäs: Bra böcker. p. 109f. ISBN 91-7119-559-9. SELIBR 8370471.
  4. Vem var det?: biografier över bortgångna svenska män och kvinnor samt kronologisk förteckning över skilda ämbetens och tjänsters innehavare [Who was it?: biographies of deceased Swedish men and women and chronological list of different office and services holders] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1944. p. 219.
  5. Vem var det?: biografier över bortgångna svenska män och kvinnor samt kronologisk förteckning över skilda ämbetens och tjänsters innehavare [Who was it?: biographies of deceased Swedish men and women and chronological list of different office and services holders] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1944. pp. 220–221.
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