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=== Sweden === {{main|List of Swedish field marshals}} In Sweden, a total of 75 field marshals have been appointed, from 1609 to 1824. Since 1972, the rank has not been used in Sweden, and it had long been decided to only be used in wartime. The title denoted the commander of the mounted part of the army. During the [[Thirty Years' War]], the field marshal was subordinate to the country's lieutenant general. In the Swedish army, the field marshal had unlimited military and considerable political authority. However, the field marshal was subordinate to the [[Lord High Constable of Sweden]] (Riksmarsken) and his closest man was the {{Interlanguage link|rikstygmästare|sv}}.<ref>''[[Svensk uppslagsbok]]'', Malmö 1932</ref> Initially, the field marshal was the commander of the cavalry and first became the foremost military rank in Sweden during the early 17th century, especially after count [[Jakob Pontusson de la Gardie]] received the rank.
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