Crown Equerry (Sweden)



Crown Equerry (Hovstallmästare) is a title of the head of the Swedish Royal Stables. It is also an honorary title awarded by the king of Sweden. Previously at the Royal Court there was also a Master of the Horse (Överhovstallmästare) who had the highest oversight of the Royal Stables. The Crown Equerry who was head of the Royal Stables, was named First Crown Equerry (Förste hovstallmästare). Today Colonel Ulf Gunnehed is the Crown Equerry and head of the Royal Stables.

Order of precedence
According to the order of precedence the Crown Equerry had following ranks before 1909:

Uniform
Since 1875 the Crown Equerry carry a uniform consisting of a light blue single-breasted waffenrock with white piping and a stand-up collar decorated with oak leaf pattern. The parade uniform has epaulettes, a waist belt with gold tassels, and bicorne with white plume.

First Crown Equerries
This is an incomplete list of First Crown Equerries:
 * 1886–1912: Gustaf Gyldenstolpe
 * 1912–1929: Eberhard Rosenblad (1911)
 * 1929–1950: Charles d’Otrante
 * 1950–1972: Carl Eric von Platen

Crown Equerries

 * 1972–1984: Hans Skiöldebrand
 * 1984–1991: Hodder Stjernswärd
 * 1991–1996: Magnus Olson
 * 1996–2003: Jörn Beckmann
 * 2003–2015: Mertil Melin
 * 2015–2023: Ulf Gunnehed
 * 2023– : Håkan Hedlund

List of non court-serving Crown Equerries
This is an incomplete list of non court-serving First Crown Equerries and Crown Equerries:

Non court-serving First Crown Equerries

 * 1890–1910: Gustaf d’Otrante
 * 1918–1939: Edvard Sager
 * 1918–1935: Carl Wachtmeister
 * 1925–1937: Carl Gustaf von Platen

Non court-serving Crown Equerries

 * 1896–1918: Edvard Sager
 * 1901–1931: Gösta Tamm
 * 1908–1918: Carl Wachtmeister
 * 1911–1925: Carl Gustaf von Platen
 * 1916–19??: Clarence von Rosen
 * 1916–????: Carl Bonde
 * 1923–1936: Adolf Hamilton
 * 1927–1934: Carl Hallenborg
 * 1930–1938: Magnus Palmstierna
 * 1930–19??: Carl-Philip Klingspor
 * 1931–1943: Fabian Wrede
 * 1932–19??: Wilhelm von Essen
 * 1933–19??: Claës Wachtmeister
 * 1933–1941: Nils Gyllenkrok
 * 1935–1946: Claës König
 * 1946–1950: Hodder Stjernswärd