Count Gustaf Adolph Vive Sparre af Södfeborg
Lord of the Realm, Prime Minister for Justice
✶ 4 September 1802 at Trolleholm, Torrlösa
✟ 26 April 1886 in Stockholm
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 26 June 1850
motto
Gradus avorum secutus
(In the tracks of our fathers)
shield
Painted 1854 by S C Cadovius.
Date of death added by Carl Högberg
other awards
Knight of the Order of the Polar Star 1841
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star 1848
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1848
Grand Cross of the Norwegian Order of Saint Olav 1852
Biography
Land Marshal 1847 and 1859
Prime Minister of Justice 1848-1856
Lord of the Realm 1848
President of Svea Court of Appeal 1856-1867
Marshal of the Realm 1864
Deputy Chancellor at the Chancery of the Royal Swedish Orders 1856-1858, Chancellor 1858-1885