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The Council of the Realm, or simply The Council ((スウェーデン語:Riksrådet): sometimes in (ラテン語:Senatus Regni Sueciae)) was a cabinet of medieval origin, consisting of magnates ((スウェーデン語:stormän)) which advised, and at times co-ruled, with the King of Sweden. During the reign of Magnus III between 1275 and 1290 the meetings of the council became a permanent institution having the offices of Steward ((スウェーデン語:Riksdrots)), Constable ((スウェーデン語:Riksmarsk)) and Chancellor ((スウェーデン語:Rikskansler)). Particularly from the reign of King Gustav Vasa, with his efforts of creating a centralised State, the members of the Council ((スウェーデン語:Riksråd)) gradually became more of courtiers and state officials rather than the semi-autonomous warlords they once were. The 1634 Instrument of Government, Sweden's first written constitution in the modern sense, stipulated that the King must have a council, but he was free to choose whomever he might find suitable for the job, as long as they were of Swedish birth. At the introduction of absolutism, Charles XI had the equivalent organ named as Royal Council ((スウェーデン語:Kungligt råd)). In the Age of Liberty, the medieval name was reused, but after the bloodless revolution of Gustav III, the old organ was practically abolished, and he established in its place the Council of State ((スウェーデン語:Statsrådet)), a similar organ which circumvented the constitution in force. The 1809 Instrument of Government, created a new Council of State, also known as the King in Council ((スウェーデン語:Konungen i Statsrådet)) which became the constitutionally mandated cabinet where the King had to make all state decisions in the presence of cabinet ministers ((スウェーデン語:Statsråd)). Throughout the 19th century and reaching its culmination with the enactment of the 1974 Instrument of Government, this new Council gradually transformed into an executive cabinet of ministers chaired by a Prime Minister that governs the Realm independently of a ceremonial monarch. ==Modern Sweden== Following the change of policies upon the death of Gustav II Adolf in action at Lützen in 1632, the 1634 Instrument of Government written by Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna laid the foundation for the administration of modern Sweden. For instance, the roots of the present-day administrative subdivision into counties ((スウェーデン語:Län)) is a legacy from this time. From 1634, the council was headed by the five Great Officers of The Realm, each leading a branch of the state administration: * Lord High Steward (or Lord High Justiciar) (Swedish: ''Riksdrots'') * Lord High Constable (Swedish: ''Riksmarsk'') * Lord High Admiral (Swedish: ''Riksamiral'') * Lord High Chancellor (Swedish: ''Rikskansler'') * Lord High Treasurer (Swedish: ''Riksskattmästare'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Privy Council of Sweden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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