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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

called Trolle-Ljungby). Hans Wachtmeister (1609–1652), Major General, Riksråd and Master of the Horse Eva Juliana Wachtmeister (1639–1666), married to...