Wrangel Palace ( Swedish : Wrangelska palatset ) is a townhouse mansion on Riddarholmen islet in Gamla Stan , the old town of Stockholm , Sweden .
5-554: Since 1756 the palace has housed the Svea Court of Appeal ( Svea Hovrätt ), the regional court of appeal. Wrangel Palace has a long history. The southern tower used to be part of Gustav Vasa 's defence fortifications from the 1530s. Around 1630, the mansion was turned into a palace for Lars Sparre . From 1652 to 1670, the palace was rebuilt and expanded by architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder for Count Carl Gustaf Wrangel . After
10-618: A fire in 1693, the palace was rebuilt and expanded once again, this time to become a royal residence after the devastating fire that left the Tre Kronor Castle in ruins (1697). Wrangel Palace was the official Stockholm residence of the royal family and court from 1697 until 1754, when the Royal Palace of Stockholm was completed. During this time, the Palace was called Kungshuset (The Kings House). From 1756 to 1928, it housed
15-779: Is one of six appellate courts in the Swedish legal system, as well as the oldest Swedish court currently in use (the Supreme Court being constituted only in 1789, over 150 years later). It is located in the Wrangel Palace , on Riddarholmen islet in Gamla Stan , the old town of Stockholm. The Svea Court of Appeal was founded in 1614 and was the highest court in Sweden until 1789, when the Supreme Court of Sweden
20-538: The Statskontoret (Office of state). In 1802, the palace had to be rebuilt once again after a fire. This time the architect was C.G. Gjörwell . 59°19′30″N 18°03′45″E / 59.32500°N 18.06250°E / 59.32500; 18.06250 Svea Court of Appeal Svea Court of Appeal ( Swedish : Svea hovrätt , lit. 'Svea Royal Court'), located in Stockholm ,
25-537: Was established. Among people sentenced to death by the court was Nicolaus Olai Campanius , convicted of being a Catholic, and Jacob Johan Anckarström , convicted of the assassination of Gustaf III of Sweden . The Svea Court of Appeal is located in several buildings on Riddarholmen. Apart from the Wrangel Palace, which is the main building, it also has divisions in i.a. the Hessenstein Palace ,
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