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Arvid Fredrik Taube (19 January 1853 – 14 October 1916) was a
Arvid Fredrik Taube (19 January 1853 – 14 October 1916) was a Swedish
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aristocrat
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who served as the foreign minister
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between 1909 and 1911 and also, held various diplomatic posts.
Biography
Taube was born in 1853. He served as the head of the political department of the foreign ministry from 1892 to 1895. His next post was the secretary to thecabinet
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between 1895 and 1900.
He was the foreign minister for two years in the period of 1909–1911 in the cabinet of Prime Minister
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Arvid Lindman
Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman (19 September 1862 – 9 December 1936) was a Swedish rear admiral, industrialist and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1906 to 1911 and again from 1928 to 1930.
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. Taube replaced Eric Trolle
Eric Trolle (or Erik Arvidsson) (c. 1460–1530) was elected regent of Sweden in 1512, during the era of Kalmar Union. He was Justiciar of Närke and a Lord High Councillor of Sweden from 1487.
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in the post. Taube's successor was Albert Ehrensvärd the Younger
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. Before and after his post as foreign minister Taube was the ambassador of Sweden to Germany.
Taube had a conservative political stance. He was a supporter Germany, and when he was in office as foreign minister he proposed to establish a close alliance between Sweden and Germany against the Russian Empire
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in the case of war. Taube also redesigned the foreign policy of Sweden due to the likelihood of war. He died in 1916.
See also
*Taube family
Taube is an ancient Baltic noble family, originally from Denmark, Jutland whose earlier roots can be traced from Westphalia, Germany.
History
The family historic references: Engelke Tuve (Taube) 1373 Danish vassal in Estonia. Another branch ...
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taube, Arvid 20th-century diplomats 20th-century Swedish politicians 1853 births 1916 deaths Ambassadors of Sweden to Germany Swedish Ministers for Foreign Affairs