Royal Right of Disposal (Sweden)

The Royal Right of Disposal (Sweden) is an agreement between the Government of Sweden and its monarch which places at the disposal of the latter the Swedish Crown palaces and also the large Stockholm island of Djurgården. This right of disposal (dispositionsrätt), still in effect, was enacted during the period when the Swedish Constitution of 1809 was worked out, where the king lost income and other powers.[1][2]

Part of the north coast of Djurgården Island with Rosendal Palace visible

Properties thus placed at the disposal of the monarch are owned by the State of Sweden, administered by the Office of the Steward (Ståthållarämbetet) of the Royal Court of Sweden and managed by the National Property Board of Sweden, with the exception of Djurgården with Rosendal Palace which is under special royal management (Kungliga Djurgårdens Förvaltning). It has been asserted that, through the Royal Right of Disposal, a part of the old absolute monarchy from before 1809 is still intact and that this is contrary to Swedish democracy in general.[3][4][5]

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  1. ^ "Arkiverade kopian". Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  2. ^ http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=3787257
  3. ^ Uppdrag granskning - kungens bostäder Archived 22 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine SVT 2023-05-16
  4. ^ Thomas Lyrevik in Den kungliga kleptokratin makt, manipulation, berikning pp. 38-41 ISBN 9789188383419
  5. ^ Ulf Bergström, Staffan Nyberg & Tony Karlsson in Monarkins verkliga kostnader 2020 pp. 10, 35-48, 51 LIBRIS #fsqjvf15c1qs0flz