Nils Henric Aschan Liljensparre, born ''Sivers'' (22 July 1738, Norrköping - 5 January 1814, Stockholm), was a Swedish police officer. He is most known for conducting the investigation of the

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in 1792. Liljensparre studied law at

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and served in Svea hovrätt from 1762. He became an official at the royal council in 1765, secretary in 1772, and the head of the Stockholm police in 1776. Liljensparre is regarded as a devoted and effective police. He did, however, adjust himself to the demands of the crown even in cases when they bent the laws. This made him unpopular, but a favorite of the monarch, who ennobled him under the name Liljensparre in 1786. He organised a network of police agents in Stockholm. In 1792, he was in charge of the investigation of the

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. In 1793, he was deposed from his position, due to his handling of the

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, and send to

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to organize the police force there. In 1799, he was given the responsibility of the Stockholm customs, where he was described as effective but despotic. He retired in 1811.

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* Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (artikel av Gardar Sahlberg), hämtad 2013-07-10 {{DEFAULTSORT:Liljensparre, Nils Henric 1738 births 1814 deaths 18th-century Swedish people Swedish police officers Uppsala University alumni People from Norrköping Gustavian era people