Carl Carlsson Mörner (1 December 1755 in

Jönköping Jönköping (, ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. The city is the seat o ...

– 24 June 1821 in

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) was a Swedish nobleman, officer, and politician. After rising through the ranks after being accepted as a cadet in 1771, he was made

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in 1816, and served as Governor-general of Norway from 1816 to 1818. He was made count of

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in 1800. He was married to Charlotta Arfwedson, was commonly known to be his political adviser.Cecilia af Klercker (1942). Hedvig Elisabeth Charlottas dagbok IX (1812–1817). Stockholm: Norstedt & Söners förlag. p.495

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* Swedish nobility Governors-general of Norway Lord marshals of the Riksdag of the Estates Knights of the Order of Charles XIII 1755 births 1821 deaths Swedish military commanders of the Napoleonic Wars 19th-century Swedish politicians People from Jönköping {{Sweden-politician-stub