Count Gustaf Bonde af Björnö (8 October 1911 – 21 September 1977) was a Swedish

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and member of the

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Early life

Bonde was born on 8 October 1911 at Trolleholm Castle in

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, Sweden, the son of Count Gustaf

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- Bonde (1868–1951) and Countess Henriette Falkenberg (1883–1932). He had three older siblings, two sisters and a brother. He became a second lieutenant in the Scanian Cavalry Regiment's (K 2) reserve in 1932 and graduated with an administrative degree (''kansliexamen'') in 1935. Bonde graduated from the

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in 1937.

Career

Bonde became an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1937. He served in

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and

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from 1937 to 1956. Bonde was chief of protocol at the Foreign Ministry from 1956 to 1962 and deputy introducer for foreign emissaries from 1960. He was ambassador in

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from 1962 to 1965, in

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from 1966 to 1970, in

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and

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from 1970 to 1973 and finally in

from 1973 to 1977.

Personal life

In 1935 he married Countess Jacqueline Barck (1914–2009), daughter of Count Nils Barck and Juliette (née Eberlin). He married a second time in 1961 with Elisabeth Ljunglöf (1922–2006), daughter of Captain Oscar Dyrssen and Maria (née Hallin). Bonde was the father of Carl (born 1937), Nils (born 1942), and Fredrik (born 1947).

Awards and decorations

Swedish

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of the Orders of His Majesty the King * Seraphimerorden_ribbon

King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal (1948) * Commander of the

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Foreign

Commander 1st Class of the

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Commander 1st Class of the

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Commander 1st Class of the

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* Commander with Star of the

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Grand Cross of the

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Grand Officer of the

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Grand Officer of the

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(27 June 1957) * Grande_ufficiale_OMRI_BAR

2nd Class / Grand Officer of the

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(22 November 1958) * AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 5th Class BAR

Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star (1958) * Noribbon

Grand Officer of the

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(1957) *

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Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown * Seraphimerorden_ribbon

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Grand Officer of the

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Grand Officer of the

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* Commander of the

* Officer of the Order of the Black Star * Officer of the

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Knight of the

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References

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