The same constitution also declared that the great officers were to act as regents during the minorities of kings or regnal queens.
All great officers of the realm were abolished by king Charles XI of Sweden.
[1] The great officers were, in order of a ranking which was established in 1634, the following:[2] The title meant no particular assignment until 1614, when Lord High Steward Magnus Brahe was put in charge of the newly established Svea Court of Appeal, the highest court of Sweden at the time.
Albeit fourth in rank among the great officers, the Lord High Chancellor became the most important figure in the Privy Council.
[1] Among both the greater and smaller officers, the only title to exist in present-day Sweden, is the Marshal of the Realm.