Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld was a Swedish politician and scholar who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917. He was a member of the Riksdag from 1923 to 1938 in the first chamber. He headed Sweden's government during most of World War I, and maintained the nation's neutrality in that conflict. He was ideologically conservative, although he was never officially a member of any political party.
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
Delegates, including Hammarskjöld (fourth from left), in Karlstad to negotiate the dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian union, 1905. Karl Staaff (left), is also pictured.
Prime Minister Hammarskjöld on his way from the government building to the parliament in Stockholm in 1917.
Hammarskjöld, c. 1930s
Sweden during World War I
Sweden, following its long-standing policy of neutrality since the Napoleonic Wars, remained neutral throughout World War I between 28 July 1914 and 11 November 1918. However, this neutrality was not maintained without difficulty and Sweden at various times sympathised with different parties in the conflict.
King Gustaf V giving the Courtyard Speech
A card representing the meeting of the kings of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. At the top "The royal meeting in Malmö" is written in Swedish.
HSwMS Sverige, depicted in her originally-intended form
HSwMS Hvalen in 1912.
