Admirals of Sweden have existed since 1522. History In Sweden, the admiral's rank first appeared during the reign of Gustav I, who in 1522 gave it to Erik Fleming, a Council of the Realm. During Gustav's reign as king and throughout the latter part of the 16th century, the highest command of a fleet was led by a översteamiral ("colonel admiral"), to whose assistant a underamiral was appointed. It was not until 1569 that a permanent översteamiral was appointed; In 1602 the title was exchanged for riksamiral ("Admiral of the Realm"). The first permanent underamiral was appointed in 1575; his office ceased in 1619. Vice admiral is first mentioned in 1577. The admirals of the Swedish Navy have, incidentally, been as follows: generalamiral ("general admiral"), amiralgeneral ("admiral general"), storamiral ("grand admiral"), överamiral, riksviceamiral ("Vice Admiral of the Realm"), amiralgenerallöjtnant ("admiral lieutenant general"), amirallöjtnant ("lieutenant admiral"), schoutbynacht and konteramiral ("rear admiral"). Riksamiraler (Admirals of the Realm) Clas Eriksson Fleming 1571–1595 Joachim Scheel 1596–1602 Axel Nilsson Ryning 1602–1611 Göran Nilsson Gyllenstierna 1611–1618 Carl Gyllenhielm 1620–1650 Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna 1652–1656 Carl Gustaf Wrangel 1657–1664 Gustav Otto Stenbock 1664–1675 Amiralgeneraler (Admiral Generals) Hans Wachtmeister 1681 Lorentz Creutz Sr. 1675 Generalamiraler (General Admirals) Henrik Horn 1677 Henrik af Trolle 1780 Anton Johan Wrangel the elder 1784 Carl August Ehrensvärd 1792 Johan af Puke 1812 Victor von Stedingk 1818 Rudolf Cederström 1823 Överamiraler Claes Sparre 1715 Edvard Didrik Taube 1734 Carl Georg Siöblad 1747 Johan Gustaf Lagerbjelke 1809 Amirallöjtnanter (Lieutenant Admirals) Herman Fleming 1645 Amiraler (Admirals) Ivar Fleming 1534 Jakob Bagge 1555 Nils Jespersson Kruse 1563 Klas Kristersson Horn af Åminne 1564 Bengt Halstensson Bagge 1569 Herman Fleming 1574 Hans Claësson Bjelkenstjerna 1611 Clas Fleming 1620 Nils Göransson Stiernsköld 1627 Åke Ulfsparre 1640 Mårten Anckarhielm 1653 Göran Göransson Gyllenstierna the elder 1640 Klas Hansson Bjelkenstjerna 1654 Sten Nilsson Bielke 1657 Claes Nilsson Stiernsköld 1661 Claes Uggla 1670 Erik Carlsson Sjöblad 1676 Hans Clerck 1676 Johan Bär 1676 Johan Olofsson Bergenstierna 1676 Gustaf Adolph Sparre 1690 Cornelius Anckarstjerna 1692 Evert Fredrik Taube 1700 Jacob De Prou 1709 Axel Johan Lewenhaupt 1712 Gustaf Wattrang 1712 Erik Johan Lillie 1715 Gustaf von Psilander 1715 Mikael Henck 1715 Carl Henrik von Löwe 1719 Jonas Fredrik Örnfelt 1719 Olof Strömstierna 1719 Nils Ehrenschiöld 1721 Olof von Unge 1734 Gustaf Grubbe 1736 Jean von Utfall 1742 Theodor Ankarcrona 1742 Abraham Falkengréen 1749 Carl Hans Sparre 1754 Erik Arvid Sparre 1755 Didrik Henrik