Directorate of the Swedish Nobility Foundation explained

The Directorate of the Swedish Nobility Foundation^[1] (sv|Riddarhusdirektionen) governs the management of the Swedish House of Nobility. The Directorate is the chief executive body of the House, while the Assembly of Nobles is the principle decision-making body. This means that while the Assembly of Nobles, convened every 3 years, makes decisions regarding the governance of the House it is the directorate that implements these decisions between meetings of the assembly. It is also the assembly which appoints the directorate and to which the directorate reports.

The directorate was established in 1634 and consists of a chairman, a deputy chairman, 6 members and 3 deputy members. The directorate's role is to act as a "Board of Directors for the management of the affairs of the Knighthood and the Nobility and the administration of the House of Nobility". Under the management of the directorate also exists 340 foundations. In its work the directorate is assisted by the chancery of the House of Nobility, which is led by the secretary of the House of Nobility.^[2]

List of chairmen of the directorate

• 1668–1680: Count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
• 1680–1682: Count Johan Gabriel Stenbock
• 1682–1762: ?
• 1762–1778: Count Axel von Fersen
• 1778–1789: ?
• 1789–????: Count Magnus Fredrik Brahe
• 1789–1818: ?
• 1818–1842: Count Jacob De la Gardie
• 1842–1844: Count Magnus Brahe
• 1844–1851: Count Carl De Geer
• 1851–1855: ?
• 1855–1857: Count Folke Magnus Puke
• 1857–1857: Count Baltzar von Platen
• 1857–1860: Count Erik August Lewenhaupt
• 1860–1863: Count Carl Göran Mörner
• 1863–????: Count Gustaf Sparre
• 1875–1881: Count Henning Hamilton
• 1881–1899: Oscar Björnstjerna
• 1899–1907: Baron Fredrik von Essen
• 1908–1909: Baron Hjalmar Palmstierna
• 1910–1911: Otto Virgin
• 1911–1926: Count Hans Hansson Wachtmeister
• 1926–1930: Otto Printzsköld
• 1931–1935: Karl Toll
• 1936–1940: Count Henning Wachtmeister
• 1941–1944: Fredrik Riben
• 1944–1947: Eric Virgin
• 1947–1956: Helge Silverstolpe
• 1956–1965: Baron Carl Hamilton
• 1965–1969: Count Thord Bonde
• 1969–1974: Sten Ankarcrona
• 1974–1986: Edvard Reuterswärd
• 1986–2001: ?
• ????–2001: Johan Nordenfalk
• 2001–2010: Henric Ankarcrona
• 2010–2019: Gustaf Wachtmeister af Johannishus
• 2019–present: Patrik Tigerschiöld^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Gullberg, Ingvar E. . Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning . A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research . 2nd . 1977 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 91-1-775052-0 . . 1559.
2. url=https://www.riddarhuset.se/organisation/
3. url=https://www.riddarhuset.se/direktion/