Malmöhus County

Malmöhus County
Malmöhus län
County of Sweden
1669–1996
Coat of arms
CapitalMalmö
History
Government
Governor 
• 1719–1727
Carl Gustaf Hård
• 1993–96
Ann-Cathrine Haglund
History 
• Established
1669
• Disestablished
31 December 1996
Succeeded by
Skåne County

Malmöhus County (Swedish: Malmöhus län) was a county in southern Sweden, with the seat in Malmö. It was established in 1719, and disestablished on 31 December 1996, following the establishment of Skåne County.

Governors

  • Carl Gustaf Hård (1719–1727)
  • Johan Cronman (1727–1737)
  • Wilhelm Bennet (1737–1740)
  • Carl Georg Siöblad (1740–1754)
  • Georg Bogislaus Staël von Holstein (1754–1763)
  • Carl Adlerfelt (1764–1769)
  • Johan Cronhielm (1769–1772)
  • Reinhold Johan von Lingen (1772)
  • Bengt Gustaf Frölich (1772–1776)
  • Tage Thott (1776–1794)
  • Gustaf von Rosen (1794–1812)
  • Wilhelm af Klinteberg (1812–1829)
  • Jean Albrecht Berg von Linde (1829–1831)
  • Magnus Stackelberg (1831–1833)
  • Fredrik Posse (1834–1851)
  • Samuel von Troil (1851–1874)
  • Axel Adlercreutz (1874–1880)
  • Gotthard Wachtmeister (1880–1892)
  • Robert Dickson (1892–1902)
  • Gustaf Tornérhjelm (1902–1909)
  • Robert de la Gardie (1909–1925)
  • Fredrik Ramel (1925–1938)
  • Arthur Thomson (1939–1951)
  • Allan Vougt (1951–1953)
  • Gustav Adolf Widell (1953–1961)
  • Gösta Netzén (1961–1973)
  • Nils Hörjel (1973–1984)
  • Bertil Göransson (1984–1993)
  • Ann-Cathrine Haglund (1993–1996)