
The arms of 'Älvsborg County'
'Älvsborg County', or ''Älvsborgs län'', was a
county of
Sweden until
December 31,
1998 when it was merged with the counties of
Gothenburg and Bohus and
Skaraborg to form the county of
Västra Götaland. It consisted of the
Provinces of
Dalsland and the central part of
Västergötland with the seat of residence in the city of
Vänersborg.
The
municipalities of
Habo and
Mullsjö, which were adjacent to the city of
Jönköping, ceded from Älvsborg to acced
Jönköping County, on
January 1,
1999.
List of Governors
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David Makeléer (1693-1708)
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Axel von Faltzburg (1708-1710)
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Anders Sparrfelt (1710-1716)
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Gustaf Fock (1716-1725)
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Olof Gyllenborg (1725-1733)
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Johan Palmfelt (1733-1739)
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Axel Erik Roos (1740-1749)
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Carl Broman (1749-1751)
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Adolf Mörner (1751-1756)
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Johan Råfelt (1756-1763)
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Mauritz Posse (1763-1769)
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Sven Cederström (1769-1775)
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Michaël von Törne (1775-1785)
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Fredric Lilliehorn (1785-1809)
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Johan Adam Hierta (1810)
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Lars Hierta (1810-1815)
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Per Adolph Ekorn (1816-1817)
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Carl Georg Flach (1817-1825)
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Paul Sandelhjelm (1825-1850)
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Bengt Carl Bergman (1851-1858)
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Eric Sparre (1858-1886)
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Wilhelm Lothigius (1886-1905)
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Karl Husberg (1905-1922)
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Axel von Sneidern (1922-1941)
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Vilhelm Lundvik (1941-1949)
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Arvid Richert (1949-1954)
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Mats Lemne (1955-1970)
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Gunnar von Sydow (1970-1978)
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Göte Fridh (1978-1991)
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Bengt K.Å. Johansson (1991-1997)
See also
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List of Västra Götaland Governors
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County Governors of Sweden