Carl Fredrik Mauritz von Schewen (16 January 1871 – 31 March 1954) was a Swedish landowner. He is best known as inspiration character in

Evert Taube Axel Evert Taube (; 12 March 1890 – 31 January 1976) was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. He is widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians and the foremost troubadour of the Swedish ballad tradition in the 20th c ...

's song "

Calle Schewens vals Calle Schewens vals (''Calle Schewen's waltz'') is a 1932 Swedish waltz written by Evert Taube. When Taube wanted to be member of the secret society '' Pelarorden'' in 1931, he was stumped until Albert Engström ordered him to write a song about t ...

". He had a

summer house A summer house or summerhouse has traditionally referred to a building or shelter used for relaxation in warm weather. This would often take the form of a small, roofed building on the grounds of a larger one, but could also be built in a garden ...

at Håtö Svansar in the Stockholm archipelago, and there the members of ''Pelarorden'', which he also was a member of, gathered. He played himself in the film '' I Roslagens famn''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schewen, Carl 1871 births 1954 deaths Swedish landowners 19th-century Swedish landowners