603 Count Arvid Fredrik Taube

Count Arvid Fredrik Taube
Foreign Minister

✶ 19 January 1853 at Lindormsnäs, Lossa parish
✟ 14 October 1916 in Alingsås

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 6 June 1910

motto

Mot ljuset (Toward the light)

shield

Painted 1912 by David Friefeldt. The motto added 1918 by the same artist.

other awards

Knight of the Order of the Polar Star 1891
Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (1st class) 1894
Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (2nd class) 1897
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (2nd class) 1898
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1st class) 1900
Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (1st class) 1903
Crown Prince Gustaf V and Crown Princess Victoria Silver Wedding Medal 1906
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1908

Biography

Envoy in Berlin, Munich, Dresden and Karlsruhe 1900-1909
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1909-1911
Envoy at the German courts 1912

Placement