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===Sweden=== [[File:Swedishkingandprince.jpg|thumb|The Swedish monarch ([[Carl XVI Gustaf|King Carl XVI Gustaf]]) is no longer the commander-in-chief of the [[Swedish Armed Forces]], although he continues to receive treatment befitting a [[head of state]].]] In Sweden, with the [[Ordinance of Alsnö]] in 1280, [[Swedish nobility|nobles]] were exempted from land taxation if they provided cavalrymen to the king's service. Following the [[Swedish War of Liberation]] (1521–23) from the [[Kalmar Union]], a [[Svea Life Guards|Guards Regiment]] was formed under the King and from there the modern [[Swedish Army]] has its roots. During the age of the [[Swedish Empire]], several kings—[[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden|Gustavus Adolphus the Great]], [[Charles X of Sweden|Charles X Gustav]], [[Charles XI of Sweden|Charles XI]] & [[Charles XII of Sweden|Charles XII]]—personally led their forces into battle. Under the [[Instrument of Government (1809)|Instrument of Government of 1809]], which was in force until the current [[Constitution of Sweden|Instrument of Government of 1974]] went into force on 1 January 1975; the [[Monarch of Sweden|monarch]] was in §§ 14-15 explicitly designated as the commander-in-chief of the [[Swedish Armed Forces]] ({{langx|sv|Högste befälhavare}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sns.se/zino.aspx?articleID=839 |title=Regeringsformen 1809 med ändringar 1809-1974 |publisher=Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle |language=sv |access-date=10 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831012655/http://www.sns.se/zino.aspx?articleID=839 |archive-date=31 August 2010 }}</ref> At present, the [[Government of Sweden|Government]] ({{langx|sv|Regeringen}}) as a collective body, chaired and formed by the [[Prime Minister of Sweden|prime minister of Sweden]], holds the highest [[Executive (government)|Executive Authority]], subject to the will of the [[Riksdag of Sweden|Riksdag]]; and is thus the present day closest equivalent of a command-in-chief, although not explicitly designated as such.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.riksdagen.se/Global/dokument/dokument/laws/the-instrument-of-government-2012.pdf | title = The Instrument of Government | publisher = The [[Riksdag]] | access-date = 10 February 2014 }}</ref> The reason for this change was, apart from the fact that the king was since 1917 no longer expected to make political decisions without ministerial advice, that the new Instrument of Government was intended to be made as descriptive on the workings of the State as possible, and reflective on how decisions are actually made. [[Minister of Justice (Sweden)|Minister of Justice]] [[Lennart Geijer]] further remarked in the government bill that any continued pretensions of royal involvement in government decisions would be of a "fictitious nature" and "highly unsatisfactory".<ref>{{in lang|sv}} Prop. 1973:90. Kungl. Maj:ts proposition med förslag till ny regeringsform och ny riksdagsordning m. m.; given Stockholms slott den 16 mars 1973. p. 172-175.</ref> Certain government decisions regarding the Armed Forces ({{langx|sv|Särskilda regeringsbeslut}}) may be delegated to the [[Minister for Defence (Sweden)|minister for defence]], under the supervision of the prime minister and to the extent laid down in ordinances.<ref>[http://www.regeringen.se/download/3ad453a6.pdf?major=1&minor=213481&cn=attachmentPublDuplicator_0_attachment] {{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> To add to some confusion to the above, the title of the agency head of the [[Swedish Armed Forces]] and highest ranked commissioned officer on active duty, is actually the [[Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces|supreme commander of the Swedish Armed Forces]] ({{langx|sv|Överbefälhavaren}}).<ref>[http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/en/About-the-Armed-Forces/ About the Armed Forces], [[Swedish Armed Forces]]. Retrieved on 12 May 2013.</ref> However, the Monarch (as of present [[Carl XVI Gustaf|King Carl XVI Gustaf]]), is still a four-star general and admiral ''[[à la suite]]'' in the [[Swedish Army]], [[Swedish Navy|Navy]] and [[Swedish Air Force|Air Force]] and is by unwritten convention regarded as the foremost head and representative of the Swedish Armed Forces.<ref>[http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/monarchy/themonarchyinsweden/dutiesofthemonarch.4.396160511584257f2180003302.html Duties of the Monarch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316041821/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/monarchy/themonarchyinsweden/dutiesofthemonarch.4.396160511584257f2180003302.html |date=16 March 2015 }}, [[Royal Court of Sweden]]. Retrieved on 12 May 2013.</ref> The king has, as part of his [[Royal Household|court]], a [[Staff (military)|military staff]]. The military staff is headed by a senior officer (usually a general or admiral, retired from active service) and is composed of active duty military officers serving as [[Aide-de-camp|aides]] to the king and his family.<ref>{{in lang|sv}} [http://www.kungahuset.se/hovstaterna/hovstaternasorganisation/ovrigafunktioner.4.19ae4931022afdcff3800017274.html Övriga funktioner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602045554/http://www.kungahuset.se/hovstaterna/hovstaternasorganisation/ovrigafunktioner.4.19ae4931022afdcff3800017274.html |date=2 June 2013 }}, Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved on 12 May 2013.</ref>
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