Historedia
Person

Arvid Posse

Events
3
Episodes
6
Years
1880–1884

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Arvid Posse, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Louis De Geer resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden; Count Arvid Posse succeeds

    1880–1883

    Role: Prime Minister of Sweden

    1. April 1880 · SwedenDe Geer Resignation

      Louis De Geer resigned as Prime Minister in April 1880 due to the failure of his efforts to settle the armaments issue.

    2. 19 April 1880 · SwedenPosse Succession

      Count Arvid Posse entered government on 19 April 1880, being appointed Prime Minister following De Geer's resignation.

    3. 13 June 1883 · SwedenPosse Resignation

      Arvid Posse resigned as Prime Minister on 13 June 1883 following political defeats over military proposals.

  2. Arvid Posse succeeded by Carl Johan Thyselius as Prime Minister of Sweden

    1883–1884

    Role: Resigning Prime Minister

    1. 1883-1884 · StockholmAppointment of Carl Johan Thyselius

      Carl Johan Thyselius became Prime Minister in 1883, noted as the first not descended from the nobility, serving for one year.

    2. 13 June 1883 · StockholmResignation of Arvid Posse

      Arvid Posse resigned as Prime Minister on 13 June 1883 after parliamentary defeats concerning military proposals and the allotment system.

  3. Robert Themptander becomes Prime Minister of Sweden

    1884

    Role: Head of the government in which Themptander served (role not specified in supplied passages)

    1. 1884 · StockholmThemptander Assumes Office

      Robert Themptander became Prime Minister of Sweden in 1884, succeeding his role as Finance Minister. He was the youngest person to hold the office at age 40.

Sources

  1. Arvid Posse Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. Robert Themptander Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08