Michael Anckarsvärd ( 9 March 1742 in Högfors - 23 March 1838 in Karlslund) was a Swedish count, soldier and politician. After studying at a university he in 1759 got employment at the fortification and participated as an under-officer and officer in the Pommer war. He had employment partly at the field artillery, and partly at the army naval base. After the war he started working for Carl August Ehrensvärd at the new base in Sveaborg. He was one of the first that in 1772 in trust got to know about

Gustav III Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what he saw ...

's plans of revolution.Öfverste Mikael Anckarsvärds minnen från åren 1788-1790. Skrifter utgivna av Svenska historiska föreningen, 0348-4238 ; 1 , 1892, libris=22166 Anckarsvärd worked for several decades as turns manager, and in 1784 as an eskader manager to work with the progress of the army's fleet of ships. When

in 1788 prepared for the war against Russia he called for Anckarsvärd to come to Stockholm to give the king advice. After some less fortunate times and an attempt to end the war in 1788, Anckarsvärd was brought to Stockholm and accused of causing an uproar. He was imprisoned from 18 March to 7 May. The case against him was later dropped without an explanation and he was named the king's general adjuntant.Gustavianska opinioner: Michael Anckarsvärds brev till Nathanael Gerhard Schultén 1790-1808 : med inledning och kommentarer, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1892, libris=487898 In 1789, he brought forward plans for the army fleet's next war, which he himself was able to lead the plan ahead. Anckarsvärd was responsible for the fleet that in 1790 won the Battle of Svensksund. After the end of the war, Anckarsvärd was named Governor of Kalmar, a position he held from 1790 until 1810. Anckarsvärd under the protection of

Gustav IV Adolf Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland. The occupation of Finland in 180 ...

was named general major in 1795 and friherre in 1805, the king even reached out to Anckarsvärd when his rebellious sons Karl Henrik and Johan August had started plans for an uproar against the king in Värmland. At the suggestion of Georg Adlersparre Anckarsvärd led the first

Riksdagen The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportionally and serving, since 1994, ...

session. Anckarsvärd would work within politics until his death on 23 Mars 1838 at the age of 96.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Michael Anckarsvärd 1742 births 1838 deaths Swedish counts People from Norberg Municipality