# List of admirals of Sweden

Admirals of Sweden have existed since 1522.

## History

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").

## Riksamiraler (Admirals of the Realm)

* Clas Eriksson Fleming 1571–1595
* Joachim Scheel 1596–1602
* Axel Nilsson Ryning 1602–1611
* Göran Nilsson Gyllenstierna 1611–1618
* Carl Gyllenhielm 1620–1650
* Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna 1652–1656
* Carl Gustaf Wrangel 1657–1664
* Gustav Otto Stenbock 1664–1675

## Amiralgeneraler (Admiral Generals)

* Hans Wachtmeister 1681
* Lorentz Creutz Sr. 1675

## Generalamiraler (General Admirals)

* Henrik Horn 1677
* Henrik af Trolle 1780
* Anton Johan Wrangel the elder 1784
* Carl August Ehrensvärd 1792
* Johan af Puke 1812
* Victor von Stedingk 1818
* Rudolf Cederström 1823

## Överamiraler

* Claes Sparre 1715
* Edvard Didrik Taube 1734
* Carl Georg Siöblad 1747
* Johan Gustaf Lagerbjelke 1809

## Amirallöjtnanter (Lieutenant Admirals)

* Herman Fleming 1645

## Amiraler (Admirals)

* Ivar Fleming 1534
* Jakob Bagge 1555
* Nils Jespersson Kruse 1563
* Klas Kristersson Horn af Åminne 1564
* Bengt Halstensson Bagge 1569
* Herman Fleming 1574
* Hans Claësson Bjelkenstjerna 1611
* Clas Fleming 1620
* Nils Göransson Stiernsköld 1627
* Åke Ulfsparre 1640
* Mårten Anckarhielm 1653
* Göran Göransson Gyllenstierna the elder 1640
* Klas Hansson Bjelkenstjerna 1654
* Sten Nilsson Bielke 1657
* Claes Nilsson Stiernsköld 1661
* Claes Uggla 1670
* Erik Carlsson Sjöblad 1676
* Hans Clerck 1676
* Johan Bär 1676
* Johan Olofsson Bergenstierna 1676
* Gustaf Adolph Sparre 1690
* Cornelius Anckarstjerna 1692
* Evert Fredrik Taube 1700
* Jacob De Prou 1709
* Axel Johan Lewenhaupt 1712
* Gustaf Wattrang 1712
* Erik Johan Lillie 1715
* Gustaf von Psilander 1715
* Mikael Henck 1715
* Carl Henrik von Löwe 1719
* Jonas Fredrik Örnfelt 1719
* Olof Strömstierna 1719
* Nils Ehrenschiöld 1721
* Olof von Unge 1734
* Gustaf Grubbe 1736
* Jean von Utfall 1742
* Theodor Ankarcrona 1742
* Abraham Falkengréen 1749
* Carl Hans Sparre 1754
* Erik Arvid Sparre 1755
* Didrik Henrik Taube 1768
* Nils Lillienanckar 1771
* Carl Vilhelm Modée 1793
* Salomon von Rajalin 1809
* Henrik Johan Nauckhoff 1817
* Magnus Palmqvist 1818
* Per Gustaf Lagerstråle 1818
* Carl Fredrik Coyet 1827
* Johan Lagerbielke 1827
* Otto Gustaf Nordensköld 1845
* Johan Henrik Kreüger 1857
* Carl August Gyllengranat 1858
* Christian Anders Sundin 1884
* Fredrik von Otter 1900
* Hjalmar af Klintberg 1903
* King Gustav V 1907
* Louis Palander af Vega 1910
* Carl Hjulhammar 1911
* Wilhelm Dyrssen 1923
* Carl August Ehrensvärd 1924
* Henning von Krusenstierna 1927
* Otto Lybeck 1936
* Fabian Tamm 1947
* King Gustaf VI Adolf 1950
* Stig H:son Ericson 1961
* The Duke of Halland 1969
* Åke Lindemalm 1970
* King Carl XVI Gustaf 1973
* Bengt Lundvall 1978
* Bror Stefenson 1991

### Insignias

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

## Viceamiraler (Vice Admirals)

* Henrik Fleming 1628
* Peter Blume 1644
* Richard Clerck 1657
* Nils Ehrenschiöld 1716
* Olof von Unge 1734
* Anton Johan Wrangel the elder 1740
* Thomas von Rajalin 1741
* Hans Anckarcrantz 1754
* Axel Lagerbielke 1758
* Nils Brahe the younger 1760
* Johan von Rajalin 1765
* Sebald Hertman von Graman 1765
* Christopher Falkengréen 1769
* Carl Tersmeden 1774
* Johan Nordenankar 1776
* Otto Henrik Nordenskjöld 1790
* Fredrik Henrik af Chapman 1791
* Carl Olof Cronstedt 1801
* Baltzar von Platen 1814
* Carl Johan af Wirsén 1825
* Gustaf af Klint 1825
* Carl Reinhold Nordenskiöld 1858
* Carl Gustaf von Otter 1889
* Philip Virgin 1889
* Knut Peyron 1897
* Jarl Christerson 1898
* The Count of Wisborg 1903
* Carl Olsen 1908
* Ludvig Sidner 1911
* Gustaf Dyrssen 1917
* Gustaf Lagercrantz 1919
* Carl Alarik Wachtmeister 1925
* Henry Lindberg 1925
* Fredrik Riben 1930
* John Schneidler 1932
* Charles de Champs 1934
* Harald Åkermark 1934
* Claës Lindsström 1942
* Hans Simonsson 1945
* Helge Strömbäck 1945
* Gunnar Bjurner 1947
* Gösta Ehrensvärd 1950
* Erik Anderberg 1957
* Erik Samuelson 1958
* Gunnar Jedeur-Palmgren 1962
* Erik af Klint 1966
* Bertil Berthelsson 1967
* Oscar Krokstedt 1968
* Sigurd Lagerman 1968
* Holger Henning 1970
* Einar Blidberg 1971
* Karl Segrell 1971
* Per Rudberg 1978
* Bengt Schuback 1978
* Dick Börjesson 1990
* Peter Nordbeck 1994
* Frank Rosenius 1998
* Jan Thörnqvist 2016
* Jonas Haggren 2018
* Ewa Skoog Haslum 2024

### Insignias

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

## Konteramiraler (Rear admirals)

* Per Lilliehorn 1789
* Carl Fredrik Eneskjöld 1793
* Harald af Cristiernin 1795
* Georg Christian de Frese 1797
* Måns von Rosenstein 1797
* Carl Adolph Danckwardt 1800
* Claes Hjelmstjerna 1800
* Carl Fredric Aschling 1808
* Maurits Peter von Krusenstierna 1809
* Hans Henrik Anckarheim 1812
* Carl Edvard Carlheim-Gyllensköld 1814
* Carl af Klint 1823
* Claes August Cronstedt 1823
* Johan Gustaf von Sydow 1844
* Carl Ulner 1852
* Christian Adolf Virgin 1853
* Salomon Mauritz von Krusenstierna 1861
* Carl Henrik Kreüger 1881
* Carl Magnus Ehnemark 1862
* Baltzar von Platen 1862
* Oscar Stackelberg 1886
* Georg af Klercker 1892
* Adolf Meister 1897
* Fredrik Lennman 1899
* Jacob Hägg 1899
* Magnus Ingelman 1901
* Otto Lindbom 1903
* Theodor Sandström 1905
* Arvid Lindman 1907
* Sten Ankarcrona 1916
* Gustaf af Klint 1918
* Bernhard Juel 1919
* Albert Fallenius 1923
* Carl Sparre 1923
* Hans Ericson 1928
* Gunnar Unger 1931
* Karl Wester 1931
* Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland 1938
* Helge Friis 1938
* Nils Wijkmark 1938
* Yngve Schoerner 1939
* Marc Giron 1942
* Yngve Ekstrand 1942
* Erik Wetter 1943
* Göran Wahlström 1943
* Harald Qvistgaard 1945
* Carl Ekman 1948
* Gösta Odqvist 1948
* Elis Biörklund 1949
* Eskil Gester 1952
* Ragnar Wetterblad 1953
* Moje Östberg 1955
* Einar Blidberg 1957
* Gunnar Fogelberg 1959
* Stig Bergelin 1963
* Hans C:son Uggla 1964
* Dag Arvas 1966
* Nils-Erik Ödman 1968
* Christer Kierkegaard 1970
* Gunnar Grandin 1970
* Rolf Rheborg 1973
* Bengt Rasin 1977
* Carl-Fredrik Algernon 1978
* Jan Enquist 1982
* Ola Backman 1982
* Göran Wallén 1984
* Claes Tornberg 1985
* Torbjörn Hultman 1989
* Cay Holmberg 1990
* Sten Swedlund 1990
* Torsten Lindh 1994
* Bertil Björkman 1997
* Göran Larsbrink 2001
* Jörgen Ericsson 2001
* Anders Grenstad 2005
* Leif Nylander c. 2005
* Stefan Engdahl 2006
* Odd Werin 2010
* Thomas Engevall 2014
* Jens Nykvist 2016
* Jonas Wikström 2021
* Johan Norlén 2024

### Insignias

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

## Flottiljamiraler (Rear admiral (lower half)/Flotilla admiral)

* Mats Fogelmark ?
* Peter Bager ?
* Andreas Olsson ?
* Stefan Engdahl 2000
* Bengt Johansson 2002
* Lars Salomonsson 2003
* Bengt Jarvid 2008
* Anders Olovsson 2016
* Bo Berg 2022
* Fredrik Lindén 2023

### Insignias

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