During the 17th century in Sweden the highest officials in the realm were divided into two sections of 5 positions each, they were the Great Officers of The Realm

Great Officers of The Realm

The Great Officers of the Realm were the five leading members of the Swedish Privy Council from the later parts of the 16th century to around 1680. With the constitution of 1634, the five officers became heads of five different branches of government...

 and the Lesser Officers of the Realm. The Lesser Officers of the Realm were directly connected to the Kings Court or one of the branches of the armed forces. The Officers were, in order of precedence;

• Marshal of the Realm
  Royal Court of Sweden
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   (Swedish: Riksmarskalk), the highest court official in the Realm.
• Master of the Horse
  Master of the Horse
  The Master of the Horse was a position of varying importance in several European nations.-Magister Equitum :...
  
   (Swedish: Riksstallmästare), Superintendent of the Kings Stables, Stud Farms and of the Cavalry.
• Master of the Artillery (Swedish: Riksfälttygmästare), Chief of the Field Artillery
  Field artillery
  Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and extremely long range target engagement....
  
   Corps.
• Master of the Hunt
  Master of the hunt
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   (Swedish: Riksjägmästaren), superintendent of the Kings Forests.
• Quartermaster general
  Quartermaster general
  A Quartermaster general is the staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army.- The United Kingdom :In the United Kingdom, the Quartermaster-General to the Forces is one of the most senior generals in the British Army...
  
   (Swedish: Generalkvartermästare), In charge of army supplies and fortifications.

See also: History of Sweden

History of Sweden

Modern Sweden started out of the Kalmar Union formed in 1397 and by the unification of the country by King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century. In the 17th century Sweden expanded its territories to form the Swedish empire. Most of these conquered territories had to be given up during the 18th century...

, List of Swedish monarchs, Privy Council of the Swedish monarch

Privy Council of Sweden

The High Council of Sweden or Council of the Realm consisted originally of those men of noble, common and clergical background, that the king saw fit for advisory service...