Skaraborg County
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Skaraborg County, or Skaraborgs län, was a county of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus and Älvsborg to form the county of Västra Götaland. The county was named after the city of Skara, which also was the seat of residence for the county governor, and consisted or the eastern part of the province of Westrogothia.
List of Governors
- Harald Strömfelt (1695-1707)
- Carl Gustaf Soop (1707-1711)
- Germund Cederhielm d.ä. (1712-1716)
- Germund Cederhielm d.y. (1716)
- Peter Scheffer (1716-1723)
- Gustaf Rålamb (1723-1727)
- Erik Wrangel (1727-1729)
- Gustaf Palmfelt (1729-1733)
- Frans Joachim Ehrenstrahl (1733-1735)
- Gabriel Falkenberg (1735-1748)
- Gabriel Gabrielsson Falkenberg (1748-1761)
- Adam Otto Lagerberg (1761-1778)
- Claes Erik Silfverhielm (1778-1784)
- Claes Julius Ekeblad (1784-1796)
- Johan Adam Hierta (1796-1810)
- Georg Adlersparre (1810-1824)
- Arvid Posse (1824-1831)
- Carl Henrik Gyllenhaal (1831-1837)
- Wilhelm Albrecht d'Orchimont (1837-1851)
- Anders Peter Sandströmer (1851-1857)
- Jonas Wærn (1857-1866)
- Carl Malmsten (1866-1879)
- Cornelius Sjöcrona (1879-1906)
- Fabian de Geer (1906-1917)
- Axel Ekman (1917-1935)
- Carl Mannerfelt (1935-1951)
- Fritiof Domö (1951-1956)
- Bertil Fallenius (1956-1967)
- Karl Frithiofson (1967-1986)
- Lennart Orehag (1986-1990)
- Birger Bäckström (1991-1997)