Lord High Steward of Sweden

E131272

great officer of the realm of Sweden political office

The Lord High Steward of Sweden was one of the kingdom’s great officers of state, historically responsible for overseeing the royal household and often wielding significant political influence, especially during periods of regency.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lord High Steward of Sweden canonical	4
Head of the Royal Court of Sweden	1
Lord High Justiciar of Sweden	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1144416 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lord High Steward of Sweden
Context triple: [Swedish Regency Council, includedOffice, Lord High Steward of Sweden]

A. Lord High Chancellor of Sweden
The Lord High Chancellor of Sweden was one of the kingdom’s highest great officers of the realm, historically serving as the monarch’s chief legal and political advisor and head of the royal chancery.
B. Birger Jarl
Birger Jarl was a 13th-century Swedish statesman and de facto ruler of Sweden, renowned for consolidating royal power and laying the foundations of the Swedish capital.
C. Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie was a powerful 17th-century Swedish statesman and nobleman who served as a leading political figure and patron of the arts during the Swedish Empire’s great power era.
D. Chief Justice of Norway
The Chief Justice of Norway is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Norwegian legal system.
E. King of Sweden
The King of Sweden is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of Sweden, representing the nation at official events and functions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lord High Steward of Sweden
Target entity description: The Lord High Steward of Sweden was one of the kingdom’s great officers of state, historically responsible for overseeing the royal household and often wielding significant political influence, especially during periods of regency.

A. Lord High Chancellor of Sweden
The Lord High Chancellor of Sweden was one of the kingdom’s highest great officers of the realm, historically serving as the monarch’s chief legal and political advisor and head of the royal chancery.
B. Birger Jarl
Birger Jarl was a 13th-century Swedish statesman and de facto ruler of Sweden, renowned for consolidating royal power and laying the foundations of the Swedish capital.
C. Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie was a powerful 17th-century Swedish statesman and nobleman who served as a leading political figure and patron of the arts during the Swedish Empire’s great power era.
D. Chief Justice of Norway
The Chief Justice of Norway is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Norwegian legal system.
E. King of Sweden
The King of Sweden is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of Sweden, representing the nation at official events and functions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	great officer of the realm of Sweden ⓘ political office ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod	Kalmar Union ⓘ Swedish Empire ⓘ
country	Sweden ⓘ
exercisedPowerDuring	regencies in Sweden ⓘ royal minorities ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Drots ⓘ Lord High Justiciar of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Lord High Steward of Sweden Riksdrots ⓘ
hasRole	guardian of royal interests during regencies ⓘ head of the royal court administration ⓘ high-ranking political advisor to the monarch of Sweden ⓘ overseer of the royal household of Sweden ⓘ
influenced	state policy of Sweden ⓘ
languageOfName	Swedish ⓘ
officeAbolishedIn	late 17th century ⓘ
officeAbolishedInCentury	17th century ⓘ
officeCreatedIn	Middle Ages ⓘ
officeCreatedInCentury	13th century ⓘ
partOf	Government of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Swedish government Great Officers of the Realm of Sweden ⓘ
positionHeldBy	Arvid Horn ⓘ Axel Oxenstierna ⓘ linked to: Oxenstierna Bo Jonsson Grip ⓘ Carl Gustaf Tessin ⓘ Carl Gyllenstierna ⓘ Carl Piper ⓘ Erik Axelsson Tott ⓘ Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna ⓘ Johan Gyllenstierna ⓘ Karl Knutsson Bonde ⓘ Lars Siggesson Sparre ⓘ Magnus Bengtsson Natt och Dag ⓘ Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie ⓘ Nils Bosson Sture ⓘ Per Brahe the Elder ⓘ linked to: Abraham Brahe Per Brahe the Younger ⓘ Sten Sture the Elder ⓘ Sten Sture the Younger ⓘ linked to: Sten Sture the Elder Svante Arrhenius (note: uncertain; example of noble officeholder) ⓘ linked to: Svante Arrhenius Svante Nilsson ⓘ Torgils Knutsson ⓘ Ture Turesson Bielke ⓘ
precedenceOver	most other Swedish nobles ⓘ
rank	one of the five Great Officers of the Realm ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of royal estates ⓘ judicial authority in the king’s name ⓘ supervision of royal household finances ⓘ
seatOfPower	Swedish royal court ⓘ linked to: Swedish Royal Court
SwedishName	Riksdrots ⓘ
typicallyHeldBy	high nobility of Sweden ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swedish Regency Council → includedOffice → Lord High Steward of Sweden ⓘ

Per Brahe the Younger → positionHeld → Lord High Steward of Sweden ⓘ

Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie → positionHeld → Lord High Steward of Sweden ⓘ

Lord High Steward of Sweden → hasAlternativeName → Lord High Justiciar of Sweden ⓘ

linked to: Lord High Steward of Sweden

Lord High Marshal of Sweden → relatedPosition → Lord High Steward of Sweden ⓘ

Office of the Marshal of the Court → reportsTo → Head of the Royal Court of Sweden ⓘ