Drots

E554660

Drots is the historical Swedish title for the Lord High Steward, one of the kingdom’s highest-ranking royal officials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish royal title ⓘ
historical office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
appointedBy King of Sweden ⓘ
associatedWith Swedish monarchy ⓘ
category court titles ⓘ
historical titles in Sweden ⓘ
stewards ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
domain royal administration ⓘ
EnglishEquivalent Lord High Steward ⓘ
etymologyLanguage Old Swedish ⓘ
followedBy later high offices in the Swedish state ⓘ
hasGenderedForm masculine title ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
officeType great officer of the realm ⓘ
stewardship ⓘ
partOf Swedish royal council ⓘ
positionInHierarchy one of the kingdom’s highest-ranking offices ⓘ
precededBy earlier forms of royal stewardship in Sweden ⓘ
relatedTerm drost ⓘ
responsibleFor acting as the king’s chief representative ⓘ
administration of the realm ⓘ
royal household oversight ⓘ
roleInGovernment high-ranking royal official ⓘ
seatOfPower Swedish royal court ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Royal Court
status defunct office ⓘ
usedInLanguage Swedish ⓘ

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