Admiral of the Realm was a military and political title given to nobles in Denmark-Norway (Danish: Rigsadmiral), Sweden (Swedish: Riksamiral) and Holy Roman Empire (German: Reichsadmiral).

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Almost at the same time in the 1570s, both Sweden and in Denmark-Norway created the Admiral of the Realm, and almost simultaneously it was abolished in both kingdoms in the 1670s again. In both kingdoms the Admiral of the Realm was Supreme Commander of all naval forces and chairman of the admiralty. Like the Marshal of the Realm, the Reichsadmiral was also one of the treasures of the country. As a member of the Privy Council, he was comparable to a senior government official, such as a minister of the navy.

Denmark-Norway

Commander-in-chiefs (Danish: øverste kaptajn) of the Danish-Norwegian fleets, appointed by the King, had existed since the beginning of the 16th century. In 1576, Peder Munk was appointed the first time Admiral of the Realm (Danish: Rigsens Admiral, Rigets Admiral or Rigsadmiral) for Denmark-Norway.^[1] The position was created to serve as Commander-in-chief of the navy.

List of Danish Admirals of the Realm

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Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Term of office			Ref.
		Appointed	Dismissed	Time in office
	Peder Munk (1534–1623)	1576	January 1609	32–33 years	[2]
	Mogens Ulfeldt (1569–1616)	January 1609	15 June 1616 †	7 years, 5 months	[3]
	Albret Skeel (1572–1639)	1 December 1616	1623	6–7 years	[4]
	Claus Daa (1579–1641)	25 July 1630	30 March 1641 †	10 years, 8 months	[5]
	Jørgen Vind [da] (1593–1644)	April 1643	8 July 1644 †	1 year, 3 months	[6]
	Ove Gjedde (1594–1660)	19 March 1645	19 December 1660 †	15 years, 9 months	[1][7]
	Henrik Bielke (1615–1683)	December 1660	May 1662	1 year, 5 months	[8][9]
		May 1662	16 March 1683 †	20 years, 10 months

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• Lord High Admiral (disambiguation)