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and the year 1276. It is difficult to say anything definite about the status of the office at that time, but sources from the 14th century shows the width of the power of the Lord High
Steward. The influence seems to have been vast, as long as the steward managed to stay out of doing things against
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Sweden suffered from political turmoil under the regency when
Charles XI's was still a minor, which brought about changes to among others the Lord High Steward and the other Great Officers of the Realm. The significance of the office had decreased when
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