Gothenburg and Bohus County
Gothenburg and Bohus County (Swedish: Göteborgs och Bohus län) was a county in southern Sweden, with the seat in Gothenburg. It was established in 1680, and disestablished on 31 December 1997, following the establishment of Västra Götaland County.
Gothenburg and Bohus County Göteborgs och Bohus län | |||||
County of Sweden | |||||
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Coat of arms | |||||
Capital city | Gothenburg | ||||
Governor | |||||
- | 1680–82 | Georg Lybecker | |||
- | 1996–97 | Göran Bengtsson | |||
History | |||||
- | Established | 1680 | |||
- | Disestablished | 31 December 1997 |
Governors
- Johan von Schönleben (1682–1700)
- Erik Siöblad (1700–1711)
- Carl Gustaf Mörner (1712–1719)
- Nils Posse (1719–1723)
- Axel Gyllenkrok (1723–1730)
- Bengt Ribbing (1730–1741)
- Lorentz Kristoffer Stobée (1741–1749)
- Johan von Kaulbars (1749–1762)
- Didrik Henrik Taube (1763–1772)
- Anders Du Rietz (1772–1790)
- Johan Beck-Friis (1790–1796)
- Samuel af Forselles (1796–1800)
- Johan Fredrik Carpelan (1800–1808)
- Axel von Rosen (1809–1834)
- Gillis Edenhjelm (1835–1843)
- Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm (1843–1847)
- Olof Fåhræus (1847–1864)
- Albert Ehrensvärd (1864–1885)
- Gustaf Fredrik Snoilsky (1885–1897)
- Gustaf Lagerbring (1897–1917)
- Oscar von Sydow (1917–1934)
- Malte Jacobsson (1934–1950)
- Per Nyström (1950–1971)
- Erik Huss (1971–1978)
- Carl Persson (1979–1980)
- Åke Norling (1980–1989)
- Kjell A. Mattsson (1989–1995)
- Göran Bengtsson (1996–1997)