Malmöhus County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Malmöhus County Malmöhus län
County of Sweden
1669–1996
Coat of arms
Capital	Malmö
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)