Gustaf af Wetterstedt
Count Gustaf af Wetterstedt | |
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Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1824–1837 | |
Preceded by | Lars von Engeström |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 December 1776 |
Died | 15 May 1837 60) | (aged
Nationality | Swedish |
Spouse(s) | Charlotta Aurora De Geer |
Count Gustaf af Wetterstedt[1] (29 December 1776 - 15 May 1837) was a Swedish statesman. He served as the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1824 to 1837. In 1811 he was elected into the Swedish Academy, and later he also became a member of the Royal Swedish Academies of Agriculture, Music and Sciences (1817). He was also invested as a Knight in the Order of the Seraphim.
Among the treaties he negotiated and signed for Sweden were the Treaty of Orebro and the Treaty of Kiel.
References and notes
External links
- Gustaf af Wetterstedt - Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (in Swedish)
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Lars von Engeström |
Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs 1824–1837 |
Succeeded by Adolf Göran Mörner |
Cultural offices | ||
Preceded by Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt |
Swedish Academy, Seat No.17 1811–1837 |
Succeeded by Anders Magnus Strinnholm |
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