Count Augustin Ehrensvärd (28 June 1887 – 10 May 1968) was a Swedish nobleman and civil servant.

Career

Ehrensvärd was born in

Karlskrona Karlskrona (, , ) is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to ...

, Sweden, the son of admiral, count Carl August Ehrensvärd (1858–1944) and his wife baroness Lovisa Ulrika "Ulla" (née Thott). He was the brother of general Carl August Ehrensvärd (1892–1974) and vice admiral

Gösta Ehrensvärd Vice Admiral Count Gösta Carl Albert Ehrensvärd (10 February 1885 – 2 November 1973) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. Ehrensvärd hailed from a distinguished naval lineage, being the son of Admiral Count Carl August Ehrensvärd. His famil ...

(1885–1973). Augustin Ehrensvärd, was, according to his brother the general, in fact the most talented of the three brothers. His great-grandfather was the fortress builder

Augustin Ehrensvärd Field Marshal count Augustin Ehrensvärd (25 September 1710 – 4 October 1772) was a Swedish military officer, military architect, artist, creator of the Suomenlinna (Sveaborg) fortress, Svartholm fortress and the Swedish archipelago fleet. He ...

, his uncle was Albert Ehrensvärd and his cousin was Archibald Douglas. He passed '' mogenhetsexamen'' in 1904 and received a theology candidate degree in 1912 before graduated with an administrative degree (''kansliexamen'') in

Uppsala Uppsala ( ; ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the capital of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019. Loc ...

in 1914. Ehrensvärd was assistant in the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs in 1914 and in the ''Universitetskanslersexpeditionen'' from 1916 to 1917. He was secretary, expert and komm:r as well as official in the Committee of the

Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ...

from 1917 to 1918. He was second administrative officer (''kanslisekreterare'') in 1920 and first administrative officer in 1921. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the

National League of Sweden The National Youth League of Sweden ( ; SNU) was the first youth organisation of the General Electoral Union of Sweden. It was dislodged from its mother party in 1934 due to its pro-Nazi stance. It was then reconstructed as a separate political ...

from 1927 to 1931 and he was acting deputy director (''kansliråd'') in 1929 and deputy director in the Royal Majesty's Chancery (''Kunglig Majestäts kansli'') in 1936. He was deputy director from 1939 to 1952. He was also secretary and administrative director of the Finland Committee (''Finlandskommittén'') from 1939 to 1940 and was a member of the Working Committee of the Finland Committee from 1941 to 1945.

Personal life

On 21 May 1929 in

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, he married countess Margaretha Lavinia Magdalena Armfeldt (30 May 1899 – 13 December 1981), the daughter of the Finnish managing director, count August Magnus C:son Armfeldt and his wife Aina Constance Favorin. Ehrensvärd lived his last years in Glemmingebro in the south of Sweden. Ehrensvärd died on 10 May 1968 and was buried 15 May 1968 at Tosterup Cemetery in

Tosterup Tosterup Castle () is a castle in Tomelilla Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is situated approximately north-east of Ystad. Owners List of owners of Tosterup Castle: *Early 1300s – Axel Eskildsen Mule *1300s – His daughter Barb ...

Awards and decorations

*Commander of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden''), sometimes translated as the Royal Order of the North Star, is a Swedish order of chivalry created by Frederick I of Sweden, King Frederick I on 23 F ...

*Knight of the

Order of Vasa The Royal Order of Vasa () is a Swedish order of chivalry founded on 29 May 1772 by Gustav III, King Gustav III. It is awarded to Swedish citizens for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce. His ...

*Commander of the

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog () is a Denmark, Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V of Denmark, Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single cla ...

*Commander of the

Order of the White Rose of Finland The Order of the White Rose of Finland (; ) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty, and the Order of the Lion of Finland. The President of Finland is the Grand Master of all three orders. The ...

*Second Class of the

Order of the Cross of Liberty The Order of the Cross of Liberty (; ) is one of three official state Order (decoration), orders in Finland, along with the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland. The awards of the Order of the Cross of Liberty ...

with Swords

References

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