Admiral is a naval rank

Military rank

Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms...

 in Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. According to current practice only royalties and the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, if he were to come from the Swedish Navy

Swedish Navy

The Royal Swedish Navy is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet – as well as marine units, the so-called Amphibious Corps .In Swedish, vessels of the Swedish Navy are given the prefix "HMS," short for Hans/Hennes...

, has the rank of full, four star, Admiral (amiral) in Sweden. The lower admiral's ranks currently existing are Vice Admiral

Vice Admiral

Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...

 (viceamiral, three star), Rear Admiral

Rear Admiral

Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...

 (konteramiral, two star) and Flotilla Admiral

Flotilla Admiral

Flotilla admiral is the lowest flag rank, a rank above captain, in the modern navies of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden. It corresponds to the ranks of commodore or rear admiral ....

 (flottiljamiral, one star). The rank of Flotilla Admiral was added on 1 July 2000, and simultaneously promotions to the rank Kommendör av 1. graden ("Captain

Captain (naval)

Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....

 of first rank") was discontinued. One to three star admirals are also addressed as "admiral" in daily speech.

The title of Riksamiral was the title of the chief of the Admiralty 1634 - 1791.

Riksamiraler (Admirals of the Realm)

1. Baron Clas Eriksson Fleming
   Klaus Fleming
   Baron Clas Eriksson Fleming was a Finnish-born member of the Swedish nobility and admiral, who played an important role in Finnish and Swedish history during the rise of Sweden as a Great Power...
   
    (1571-1595)
2. Knight Axel Nilsson Ryning (1601-1620)
3. Baron Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm
   Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm
   Baron Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm was a Swedish soldier and politician. He was appointed Field Marshal in 1616, Privy Councilor in 1617, Governor General of Ingria in 1617 and Lord High Admiral in 1620. He was an illegitimate son of Duke Carl, later King Charles IX of Sweden, and Karin Nilsdotter,...
   
    (1620-1649)
4. Count Gustav Otto Stenbock (1675)
5. Baron Lorentz Creutz Sr. (1615-1676)

Amiralgeneraler (Admiral Generals)

1. Baron Lorentz Creutz Sr. 1675
2. Hans Wachtmeister
   Hans Wachtmeister
   Count Hans Wachtmeister af Johannishus was admiral general of the Swedish Navy and advisor to King Charles XI of Sweden and King Charles XII of Sweden. He served in the Scanian War of 1675–1679 and during the following twenty years of peace worked to build up the Swedish Navy...
   
   
3. Henrik af Trolle
   Henrik af Trolle
   Henrik af Trolle was a Swedish naval officer and commander of the Swedish archipelago fleet. He was ennobled in 1772...
   
    1780
4. Carl August Ehrensvärd
   Carl August Ehrensvärd
   Count Carl August Ehrensvärd was a Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect.Ehrensvärd was born in Stockholm, and died in Örebro. Though active as a naval officer during his entire life, he is mostly remembered for the burlesque caricatures of often famous people from...
   
    1792-1794

Amiraler (Admirals)

1. Baron Klas Kristersson Horn af Åminne 1564
2. Bengt Halstensson Bagge 1569
3. Jacob Bagge
4. Nils Göransson Stiernsköld
5. Baron Claes Nilsson Stiernsköld 1661
6. Cornelius Ankarstierna
7. Baron Evert Fredrik Taube 1700
8. Count Johan af Puke 1808
9. Louis Palander af Vega
   Louis Palander
   Adolf Arnold Louis Palander af Vega was a Swedish naval officer, mostly remembered as the captain on Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's Vega expedition, the first successful attempt to navigate the Northeast Passage....
   
    1900
10. Baron Fredrik von Otter
    Fredrik von Otter
    Fredrik Wilhelm von Otter was a Swedish friherre, naval officer and politician, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1900 to 1902....
    
     1900
11. HM King Gustav V 1907
12. Count Carl August Ehrensvärd
    Carl August Ehrensvärd (1858-1944)
    Count Carl August Ehrensvärd was a Swedish admiral, politician and sea minister 1907-1911. Father of Carl August Ehrensvärd and brother of Albert Ehrensvärd....
    
     1924
13. Fabian Tamm 1947
14. HM King Gustaf VI Adolf
    Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
    Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...
    
     1950
15. Stig H:son Ericsson 1961
16. HRH The Duke of Halland 1969
17. Åke Lindemalm 1970
18. HM King Carl XVI Gustaf 1973
19. Bengt Lundvall 1978
20. Bror Stefenson 1991

Viceamiraler (Vice Admirals)

1. Olof von Unge
2. Carl Olof Cronstedt
   Carl Olof Cronstedt
   Carl-Olof Cronstedt the elder was a Swedish naval commander responsible for the overwhelming Swedish victory at the Second Battle of Svensksund, one of the largest naval battles in history...
   
    d.ä.
3. Nils Ehrenschiöld
4. Fredrik Henrik af Chapman
   Fredrik Henrik af Chapman
   Fredrik Henrik af Chapman was a Swedish shipbuilder, scientist and officer in the Swedish navy. He was also manager of the Karlskrona shipyard 1782-1793...
   
    1791
5. Åke Lindemalm 1970
6. Frank Rosenius 1998

Konteramiraler (Rear Admirals)

1. Harald af Cristiernin 1795
2. Count Baltzar von Platen
   Baltzar von Platen (1766-1829)
   Count Baltzar Bogislaus von Platen was a Swedish naval officer and statesman. He was born on the island of Rügen to Filip Julius Bernhard von Platen, Field Marshal and the Swedish Governor General of Pomerania, and Regina Juliana von Usedom.-Swedish Navy:At age 13 Baltzar entered the Royal...
   
   
3. Anders Grenstad
4. Jörgen Ericsson
5. Torsten Lindh
6. Arvid Lindman
   Arvid Lindman
   Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman was a Swedish Rear Admiral, Industrialist and conservative politician...
   
   
7. Jörgen Ericsson 2001