Posted by Robert
on 8/5/2017, 22:22:29, in reply to "Re: Queen Victoria"
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: I was not aware that the government of the
: Netherlands does not allow the monarch to
: have an military ranking. Thank you for the
: clarity.
:
: However, regarding the Swedish monarchy thus
: according to Wikipedia:
:
:
:
: While the monarch is no longer the
: commander-in-chief (Swedish: högste
: befälhavare) of the Swedish Armed Forces, as
: he once was under the 1809 Instrument of
: Government(and much older custom, as shown
: in the history section), King Carl XVI
: Gustaf retains the honorary ranks of a four
: star admiral in the Swedish Navy and general
: in the Swedish Army and Air Force. As part
: of his court, the monarch has a military
: staff, which is headed by a senior officer
: (usually a general or admiral, retired from
: active service) and includes active duty
: military officers serving as aides-de-camp
: to the monarch and his or her family.
:
:
The current Swedish King retains his rank as general and admiral because he became the commander-in-chief when he acceded to the throne in 1973. Since 1975 he no longer holds that position. Therefore, I would say that it is very uncertain that future Monarchs will be given these military ranks.
RW278