Baron Wilhelm Bennett
President, Lieutenant-general
✶ 19 February 1757 at Bälteberga, Ottarps parish
✟ 5 October 1824 in Stockholm
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 29 April 1822
Knighted 3 July 1823 in the Royal Chapel
motto
Bendictus quintollit crucem (Blessed is the one who carries his cross)
shield
Painted 1823 by C G Eckstein. Renovated 1949 by David Friefeldt.
other awards
Knight of the Order of the Sword 1795
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (officiant) 1809
Knight of the Order of Carl XIII 1811
Biography
Lieutenant-general
President of Administrative courts of appeal in Sweden 1819
Standard-bearer at the Chancery of the Royal Swedish Orders 1809-1816,
Secretary at the Chancery of the Royal Swedish Orders 1816-1821
Placement
