Fredrik von Otter

Baron Fredrik Wilhelm von Otter (11 April 1833–9 March 1910), Swedish naval officer and politician, Prime Minister of Sweden 1900-1902. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Prime Minister or Statsminister is the head of Government in Sweden. ...

Otter was born on the Fimmersta estate in Westrogothia and belonged to a wealthy and aristocratic family. He entered the Royal Swedish Navy as second lieutenant at the age of 17, but remained without promotion for a long time. Meanwhile he served in the British Royal Navy 1857-1861, participating in campaigns against pirates at the China Sea, and took part in one of Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's North Pole expeditions in 1868, as commander of the expedition ship Sofia. He was promoted to commander in 1872 and made aide-de-camp of the Crown Prince Oscar, Duke of Ostrogothia the same year and remaining so after his accession to the throne as Oscar II in 1873. Westrogothia (Västergötland) is a historical Province (landskap) in the southwest of Sweden. ... The Swedish Navy (Swedish Marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... A pirate is one who robs or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognised sovereign nation. ... The China Sea can refer to the: South China Sea, or East China Sea This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld by Georg von Rosen Baron (Nils) Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, also known as A. E. Nordenskioeld (November 18, 1832 — August 12, 1901) was a Finnish geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer of Finland-Swedish extraction. ... A North Pole is the northernmost point on any planet. ... Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... An aide-de-camp (French: camp assistant) is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state. ... Oscar II boating. ...

In 1874 he was promoted to captain (kommendör) and appointed minister of the navy in the cabinet, succeding Baron B. A. Leijonhufvud. He remained in this position until the resignation of the De Geer cabinet in 1880, after which he was appointed director of the naval shipyard in Karlskrona. He was made a Commodore in 1884, a vice admiral in 1892 and admiral in 1900. He also represented Blekinge County in the parliamentary First Chamber 1891-1899, and Karlskrona in the Second Chamber 1900-1902. Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... Karlskrona is a city in south-eastern Sweden. ... The military rank of commodore is used in some navies for officers who command more than one ship, but are not senior enough to be made admirals. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... Admiral is a word from either the Arabic term amir-al-bahr, or the Irish term Ard muirfhear or Ardmurar , both meaning commander of the seas. ... Blekinge County, or Blekinge län is a County or län in the south of Sweden. ... Karlskrona is a city in south-eastern Sweden. ...

After the resignation of Erik Gustaf Boström in 1900, von Otter was offered the premiership by the king and formed a cabinet which would sit for two years. As Prime Minister he was responsible for carrying through the remodelling of the military system and the final abolishment of the allotment system introduced by Charles XI more than 200 years earlier. In connection with the new military organization, a progressive taxation system was introduced. After the end of that parliamentry session in July 1902, he resigned and was succeeded by his predecessor Boström. He spent his remaining years managing his manor Trantorp outside Karlskrona. Charles XI, or Karl XI, (November 24, 1655 – April 5, 1697) was a King of Sweden (1660 – 1697). ...

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References

• Nordisk familjebok, Vol. 20 (1914), col. 1093 ff