Ostrobothnia County

Ostrobothnia County (Swedish: Österbottens län, Finnish: Pohjanmaan lääni) was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1775.

Ostrobothnia County
Österbottens län
Pohjanmaan lääni
County of the Swedish Empire
1634–1775
CapitalVaasa
History 
1634
• Disestablished
1775
Succeeded by
Vaasa Province
Oulu Province

The county was split in 1755 to County of Vasa (Swedish: Vasa län, Finnish: Vaasan lääni) and County of Uleåborg (Swedish: Uleåborg län, Finnish: Oulun lääni).

Maps
Provinces of Finland 1634: 1: Turku and Pori, 14: Nyland and Tavastehus, 18: Ostrobothnia, 20: Viborg and Nyslott, 21: Kexholm
Provinces of Finland 1776: 1: Turku and Pori, 4: Vaasa, 10: Oulu, 14: Nyland and Tavastehus, 15: Kymmenegård, 16: Savolax and Karelia

Governors
  • Melcher Wernstedt 1635–1642
  • Hans Kyle 1642–1648 (Vasa County)
  • Erik Soop 1644–1648 (Uleåborg County)
  • Hans Kyle 1648–1650
  • Ture Svensson Ribbing 1650–1654
  • Johan Graan 1654–1668
  • Jacob Duwall 1668–1669
  • Johan Graan 1669–1674
  • Didrik Wrangel af Adinal 1674–1685
  • Gustaf Grass 1685–1694
  • Johan Nilsson Ehrenskiöldh 1694–1706
  • Johan Stiernstedt 1706 (acting)
  • Lorentz Clerk 1706–1720
  • Reinhold Wilhelm von Essen 1720–1732
  • Carl Henrik Wrangel af Adinal 1732
  • Broor Rålamb 1733–1734
  • Carl Frölich 1734–1739
  • Gustaf Creutz 1739–1746
  • Gustaf Abraham Piper 1746–1761
  • Gustaf von Grooth 1761–1762
  • Carl Sparre 1763
  • Fredrik Henrik Sparre 1763
  • Lorentz Johan Göös 1763–1774
  • Fredrik Magnus von Numers 1774 (acting)

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