• served as governor of Uppland County from 1656 to 1660, and served on the Riksråd for Christina, Queen of Sweden in 1654. He built the modern Djursholm Castle...
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    led to a large host of peasants going to Västerås to protest. While the Riksråd intervened to peacefully resolve the protests, no actions were taken against...
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  • When Johan Möller died in 1632, Stopia was officially credited by the riksråd to continue with the work of her late spouse and fill the position of his...
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  • Born to Johan Jacob Ehrensvärd and Anna Maria Mannerheim, she married riksråd count Gustaf Adolf Hjärne in 1739. She and her spouse were both known sympathizers...
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    Holstein; spouse of Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön. Erik (1272–1330), riksråd of Sweden and Norway Marina (fl. 1285); spouse of Rudolf II, Lord of Diepholz...
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    Lord High Constable of Sweden, member of the Privy Council of Sweden (Riksråd), and virtual ruler of Sweden during the early reign of King Birger Magnusson...
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    April 1800) was a Swedish noble. She was the daughter of the General and riksråd count Magnus Julius De la Gardie and the political salonist Hedvig Catharina...
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    foster homes. In 1773, she married riksråd Ulrik Scheffer, a political opponent of Erik Brahe. As the wife of riksråd Scheffer, Piper was given the title...
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    fleet See Søren's forces "Visby ringmur". Sveriges historia från äldsta tid till våra dagar: delen. Sveriges nydaningstid, från år 1521 till år 1611. Af...
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    for the king's soul. Despite demonstrating her compassion with the other Riksråd deposed during the Riksdag of 1738, she smiled when the misfortune of the...
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