List of admirals of Sweden

In Sweden, the admiral's rank first appeared during the reign of Gustav I, who in 1522 gave it to Erik Fleming, a Council of the Realm. During Gustav's reign as king and throughout the latter part of the 16th century, the highest command of a fleet was led by a översteamiral ("colonel admiral"), to whose assistant a underamiral was appointed. It was not until 1569 that a permanent översteamiral was appointed; In 1602 the title was exchanged for riksamiral ("Admiral of the Realm"). The first permanent underamiral was appointed in 1575; his office ceased in 1619. Vice admiral is first mentioned in 1577. The admirals of the Swedish Navy have, incidentally, been as follows: generalamiral ("general admiral"), amiralgeneral ("admiral general"), storamiral ("grand admiral"), överamiral, riksviceamiral ("Vice Admiral of the Realm"), amiralgenerallöjtnant ("admiral lieutenant general"), amirallöjtnant ("lieutenant admiral"), schoutbynacht and konteramiral ("rear admiral").[1]

1. Clas Eriksson Fleming 1571–1595
2. Joachim Scheel 1596–1602
3. Axel Nilsson Ryning 1602–1611
4. Göran Nilsson Gyllenstierna 1611–1618
5. Carl Gyllenhielm 1620–1650
6. Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna 1652–1656
7. Carl Gustaf Wrangel 1657–1664
8. Gustav Otto Stenbock 1664–1675

1. Hans Wachtmeister 1681
2. Lorentz Creutz Sr. 1675

1. Henrik Horn 1677
2. Henrik af Trolle 1780
3. Anton Johan Wrangel the elder 1784
4. Carl August Ehrensvärd 1792
5. Johan af Puke 1812
6. Victor von Stedingk 1818
7. Rudolf Cederström 1823

1. Claes Sparre 1715
2. Edvard Didrik Taube 1734
3. Carl Georg Siöblad 1747
4. Johan Gustaf Lagerbjelke 1809

1. Herman Fleming 1645

1. Ivar Fleming 1534
2. Jakob Bagge 1555
3. Nils Jespersson Kruse 1563
4. Klas Kristersson Horn af Åminne 1564
5. Bengt Halstensson Bagge 1569
6. Herman Fleming 1574
7. Hans Claësson Bjelkenstjerna 1611
8. Clas Fleming 1620
9. Nils Göransson Stiernsköld 1627
10. Åke Ulfsparre 1640
11. Mårten Anckarhielm 1653
12. Göran Göransson Gyllenstierna the elder 1640
13. Klas Hansson Bjelkenstjerna 1654
14. Sten Nilsson Bielke 1657
15. Claes Nilsson Stiernsköld 1661
16. Claes Uggla 1670
17. Erik Carlsson Sjöblad 1676
18. Hans Clerck 1676
19. Johan Bär 1676
20. Johan Olofsson Bergenstierna 1676
21. Gustaf Adolph Sparre 1690
22. Cornelius Anckarstjerna 1692
23. Evert Fredrik Taube 1700
24. Jacob De Prou 1709
25. Axel Johan Lewenhaupt 1712
26. Gustaf Wattrang 1712
27. Erik Johan Lillie 1715
28. Gustaf von Psilander 1715
29. Mikael Henck 1715
30. Carl Henrik von Löwe 1719
31. Jonas Fredrik Örnfelt 1719
32. Olof Strömstierna 1719
33. Nils Ehrenschiöld 1721
34. Olof von Unge 1734
35. Gustaf Grubbe 1736
36. Jean von Utfall 1742
37. Theodor Ankarcrona 1742
38. Abraham Falkengréen 1749
39. Carl Hans Sparre 1754
40. Erik Arvid Sparre 1755
41. Didrik Henrik Taube 1768
42. Nils Lillienanckar 1771
43. Carl Vilhelm Modée 1793
44. Salomon von Rajalin 1809
45. Henrik Johan Nauckhoff 1817
46. Magnus Palmqvist 1818
47. Per Gustaf Lagerstråle 1818
48. Carl Fredrik Coyet 1827
49. Johan Lagerbielke 1827
50. Otto Gustaf Nordensköld 1845
51. Johan Henrik Kreüger 1857
52. Carl August Gyllengranat 1858
53. Carl Magnus Ehnemark 1862
54. Christian Anders Sundin 1884
55. Carl Gustaf von Otter 1889
56. Louis Palander af Vega 1900
57. Fredrik von Otter 1900
58. Hjalmar af Klintberg 1903
59. King Gustav V 1907
60. Carl Hjulhammar 1911
61. Wilhelm Dyrssen 1923
62. Carl August Ehrensvärd 1924
63. Henning von Krusenstierna 1927
64. Otto Lybeck 1936
65. Fabian Tamm 1947
66. King Gustaf VI Adolf 1950
67. Stig H:son Ericson 1961
68. The Duke of Halland 1969
69. Åke Lindemalm 1970
70. King Carl XVI Gustaf 1973
71. Bengt Lundvall 1978
72. Bror Stefenson 1991

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  Admiral
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  Pre-2003 sleeve insignia for a four star admiral
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  Insignia for Admiral (OF-9) in the Swedish Navy.
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  Shoulder mark of a Swedish four star admiral
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  Admiral flag
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  Admiral command flag 1875–1905
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  Admiral command flag 1815–1844

1. Henrik Fleming 1628
2. Peter Blume 1644
3. Richard Clerck 1657
4. Nils Ehrenschiöld 1716
5. Olof von Unge 1734
6. Anton Johan Wrangel the elder 1740
7. Thomas von Rajalin 1741
8. Hans Anckarcrantz 1754
9. Axel Lagerbielke 1758
10. Nils Brahe the younger 1760
11. Johan von Rajalin 1765
12. Sebald Hertman von Graman 1765
13. Christopher Falkengréen 1769
14. Carl Tersmeden 1774
15. Johan Nordenankar 1776
16. Otto Henrik Nordenskjöld 1790
17. Fredrik Henrik af Chapman 1791
18. Carl Olof Cronstedt 1801
19. Baltzar von Platen 1814
20. Carl Johan af Wirsén 1825
21. Gustaf af Klint 1825
22. Carl Reinhold Nordenskiöld 1858
23. Philip Virgin 1889
24. Knut Peyron 1897
25. Jarl Christerson 1898
26. The Count of Wisborg 1903
27. Carl Olsen 1908
28. Ludvig Sidner 1911
29. Gustaf Dyrssen 1917
30. Gustaf Lagercrantz 1919
31. Carl Alarik Wachtmeister 1925
32. Henry Lindberg 1925
33. Fredrik Riben 1930
34. John Schneidler 1932
35. Charles de Champs 1934
36. Harald Åkermark 1934
37. Claës Lindsström 1942
38. Hans Simonsson 1945
39. Helge Strömbäck 1945
40. Gunnar Bjurner 1947
41. Gösta Ehrensvärd 1950
42. Erik Anderberg 1957
43. Erik Samuelson 1958
44. Gunnar Jedeur-Palmgren 1962
45. Erik af Klint 1966
46. Bertil Berthelsson 1967
47. Oscar Krokstedt 1968
48. Sigurd Lagerman 1968
49. Holger Henning 1970
50. Einar Blidberg 1971
51. Karl Segrell 1971
52. Per Rudberg 1978
53. Bengt Schuback 1978
54. Dick Börjesson 1990
55. Peter Nordbeck 1994
56. Frank Rosenius 1998
57. Jan Thörnqvist 2016[2]
58. Jonas Haggren 2018[3]

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  Vice admiral
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  Pre-2003 sleeve insignia for a three star admiral
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  Insignia for Vice Admiral (OF-8) in the Swedish Navy.
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  Shoulder mark of a Swedish three star admiral
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  Vice admiral flag
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  Vice admiral command flag 1875–1905
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  Vice admiral command flag 1815–1844

1. Per Lilliehorn 1789
2. Carl Fredrik Eneskjöld 1793
3. Harald af Cristiernin 1795
4. Georg Christian de Frese 1797
5. Måns von Rosenstein 1797
6. Carl Adolph Danckwardt 1800
7. Claes Hjelmstjerna 1800
8. Carl Fredric Aschling 1808
9. Maurits Peter von Krusenstierna 1809
10. Carl Edvard Carlheim-Gyllensköld 1811
11. Hans Henrik Anckarheim 1812
12. Carl af Klint 1823
13. Claes August Cronstedt 1823
14. Johan Gustaf von Sydow 1844
15. Carl Ulner 1852
16. Salomon Mauritz von Krusenstierna 1861
17. Carl Henrik Kreüger 1881
18. Oscar Stackelberg 1886
19. Georg af Klercker 1892
20. Adolf Meister 1897
21. Fredrik Lennman 1899
22. Jacob Hägg 1899
23. Magnus Ingelman 1901
24. Otto Lindbom 1903
25. Theodor Sandström 1905
26. Arvid Lindman 1907
27. Sten Ankarcrona 1916
28. Gustaf af Klint 1918
29. Bernhard Juel 1919
30. Albert Fallenius 1923
31. Carl Sparre 1923
32. Hans Ericson 1928
33. Gunnar Unger 1931
34. Karl Wester 1931
35. Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland 1938
36. Helge Friis 1938
37. Nils Wijkmark 1938
38. Yngve Schoerner 1939
39. Marc Giron 1942
40. Yngve Ekstrand 1942
41. Erik Wetter 1943
42. Göran Wahlström 1943
43. Harald Qvistgaard 1945
44. Carl Ekman 1948
45. Gösta Odqvist 1948
46. Elis Biörklund 1949
47. Eskil Gester 1952
48. Ragnar Wetterblad 1953
49. Moje Östberg 1955
50. Einar Blidberg 1957
51. Gunnar Fogelberg 1959
52. Stig Bergelin 1963
53. Hans C:son Uggla 1964
54. Dag Arvas 1966
55. Nils-Erik Ödman 1968
56. Christer Kierkegaard 1970
57. Gunnar Grandin 1970
58. Rolf Rheborg 1973
59. Bengt Rasin 1977
60. Carl-Fredrik Algernon 1978
61. Jan Enquist 1982
62. Ola Backman 1982
63. Göran Wallén 1984
64. Claes Tornberg 1985
65. Torbjörn Hultman 1989
66. Cay Holmberg 1990
67. Sten Swedlund 1990
68. Torsten Lindh 1994
69. Bertil Björkman 1997
70. Göran Larsbrink 2001
71. Jörgen Ericsson 2001
72. Anders Grenstad 2005
73. Leif Nylander c. 2005
74. Stefan Engdahl 2006
75. Odd Werin 2010
76. Thomas Engevall 2014
77. Jens Nykvist 2016
78. Ewa Skoog Haslum 2020
79. Jonas Wikström 2021

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  Rear admiral
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  Pre-2003 sleeve insignia for a two star admiral
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  Insignia for Rear Admiral (OF-7) in the Swedish Navy.
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  Shoulder mark of a Swedish two star admiral
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  Rear admiral flag
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  Rear admiral command flag 1875–1905
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  Rear admiral command flag 1815–1844

1. Mats Fogelmark ?
2. Peter Bager ?
3. Andreas Olsson ?
4. Stefan Engdahl 2000
5. Bengt Johansson 2002
6. Lars Salomonsson 2003
7. Bengt Jarvid 2008
8. Anders Olovsson 2016
9. Bo Berg 2022

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  Rear admiral (lower half)
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  Insignia for Rear Admiral (OF-6) in the Swedish Navy.
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  Shoulder mark of a Swedish one star admiral
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  Rear admiral (lower half) flag

• Lord High Admiral of Sweden