Eric Trolle (1863–1934) was a Swedish diplomat who held several posts, including
minister of foreign affairs
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...
and governor of
Östergötland County
Östergötland County () is a county or '' län'' in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the northeast. It also has a ...
.
Biography
Trolle was born in 1863. He worked at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...
in various capacities.
[ Trolle was appointed minister of foreign affairs in 1905 which he held until 1909.][ Then he served as the Swedish envoy to ]German Empire
The German Empire (),; ; World Book, Inc. ''The World Book dictionary, Volume 1''. World Book, Inc., 2003. p. 572. States that Deutsches Reich translates as "German Realm" and was a former official name of Germany. also referred to as Imperia ...
between 1909 and 1912.[ In 1912 he was named as the governor of Östergötland County and remained in the office until his resignation in 1930.][
He married Alice Trolle (1872–1953) in 1893, and they had two children.][ Eric Trolle died of pneumonia at the Mössebergs sanatorium in Stockholm in 1934 while serving as Reich Marshal.]
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20th-century diplomats
20th-century Swedish politicians
1863 births
1934 deaths
Ambassadors of Sweden to Denmark
Ambassadors of Sweden to Germany
Ministers for foreign affairs of Sweden
County governors of Sweden
Marshals of the Realm
Deaths from pneumonia in Sweden
Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order