Lord High Marshal of Sweden

E135346

court office great officer of state

The Lord High Marshal of Sweden was one of the kingdom’s great officers of state, historically responsible for overseeing the royal court and often playing a key role in national governance and regency.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Marshal of the Realm of Sweden	3
Lord High Marshal of Sweden canonical	2
Lord Marshal of the Riksdag of the Estates	2
Riksmarskalk	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1144419 — 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 Marshal of Sweden
Context triple: [Swedish Regency Council, includedOffice, Lord High Marshal of Sweden]

A. Lord High Steward of Sweden
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.
B. Lord High Admiral of Sweden
The Lord High Admiral of Sweden was one of the great officers of the Swedish realm, historically responsible for commanding the navy and overseeing maritime defense and naval administration.
C. 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.
D. Lord High Treasurer of Sweden
The Lord High Treasurer of Sweden was one of the kingdom’s great officers of state, historically responsible for overseeing royal finances and playing a key role in national governance.
E. Arch-marshal of the Holy Roman Empire
The Arch-marshal of the Holy Roman Empire was one of the empire’s great ceremonial offices, traditionally held by a leading prince who oversaw military symbolism and courtly functions within the imperial hierarchy.
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 Marshal of Sweden
Target entity description: The Lord High Marshal of Sweden was one of the kingdom’s great officers of state, historically responsible for overseeing the royal court and often playing a key role in national governance and regency.

A. Lord High Steward of Sweden
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.
B. Lord High Admiral of Sweden
The Lord High Admiral of Sweden was one of the great officers of the Swedish realm, historically responsible for commanding the navy and overseeing maritime defense and naval administration.
C. 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.
D. Lord High Treasurer of Sweden
The Lord High Treasurer of Sweden was one of the kingdom’s great officers of state, historically responsible for overseeing royal finances and playing a key role in national governance.
E. Arch-marshal of the Holy Roman Empire
The Arch-marshal of the Holy Roman Empire was one of the empire’s great ceremonial offices, traditionally held by a leading prince who oversaw military symbolism and courtly functions within the imperial hierarchy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court office ⓘ great officer of state ⓘ
appointedBy	King of Sweden ⓘ
associatedWith	Swedish monarchy ⓘ Swedish regencies ⓘ Swedish royal court ⓘ linked to: Swedish Royal Court
country	Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ Swedish Empire ⓘ
domain	court administration ⓘ state governance ⓘ
governingBody	Council of the Realm of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Swedish Regency Council
hasDuty	administration of the royal household ⓘ advising the monarch ⓘ ceremonial functions at the royal court ⓘ oversight of the royal court ⓘ participation in national governance ⓘ participation in regencies ⓘ representation of the monarch in court matters ⓘ supervision of court officials ⓘ
hasRank	high nobility ⓘ
historicalFunction	guardian of court protocol ⓘ key figure in state administration ⓘ power broker among Swedish nobility ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Early modern period ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ
influencedBy	medieval European court offices ⓘ
languageOfName	Swedish ⓘ
nativeLabel	Riksmarsk ⓘ Riksmarskalk ⓘ linked to: Lord High Marshal of Sweden
notableOfficeHolder	Axel Oxenstierna ⓘ linked to: Oxenstierna Carl Gyllenhielm ⓘ Karl Knutsson Bonde ⓘ Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie ⓘ Per Brahe the Elder ⓘ linked to: Abraham Brahe Per Brahe the Younger ⓘ
officeHeldByHeadOf	Royal Court of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Swedish Royal Court
officeScope	court and household ⓘ realm-wide ⓘ
partOf	Great Officers of the Realm of Sweden ⓘ Swedish Privy Council ⓘ linked to: Swedish Regency Council
positionInHierarchy	one of the highest offices of the Swedish realm ⓘ
relatedPosition	Lord High Admiral of Sweden ⓘ Lord High Chancellor of Sweden ⓘ Lord High Steward of Sweden ⓘ Lord High Treasurer of Sweden ⓘ
seat	Stockholm ⓘ
status	historical office ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

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

Axel von Fersen the Younger → positionHeld → Marshal of the Realm of Sweden ⓘ

subject linked to: Count Axel von Fersen the Younger