Adlersparre is a

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noble family, which is descended from the

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Bogesund Ulricehamn is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 9,787 inhabitants in 2010. History Ulricehamn, originally known as ''Bogesund'', has been populated at least since the ...

(which is now named Ulricehamn) Christopher Andersson, who was active during the earlier half of the 17th century. His male-line great-grandson, the

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at Jämtland's regiment, and later

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Christopher Christophersson (1718–1799), was

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1 December 1757 at Stockholm Palace by King Adolphus Frederick of Sweden with the name Adlersparre and was introduced at the Swedish house of nobility 29 April 1773 as noble family number 1988. One of his sons, the

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and later one of the lords of the realm, the

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and the

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Georg Adlersparre Count Georg Adlersparre (March 28, 1760 – September 23, 1835) was a Sweden, Swedish army commander, politician and writer from the Adlersparre family. He was the leader of the Coup of 1809, leading to the deposition of King Gustav IV Adolf of S ...

(1760–1835), was created a Swedish

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29 June 1809 and thus founded the

ial family Adlersparre.Riddarhusdirektionen: "Sveriges ridderskap och adels kalender 2007", page 20. Fälth & Hässler, 2006. Other members of the family include the painter

Sofia Adlersparre Sofia Adolfina Adlersparre (6 March 1808 – 23 March 1862) was a Swedish painter from the Adlersparre family. Biography She was born the daughter of a Lutheran nobleman, Axel Adlersparre, governor of Öland, and Carolina von Arbin, and displa ...

(1808-1862) and the

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Sophie Adlersparre (1823–1895).

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