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Count Henning Ludvig Hugo Hamilton
Land Marshal
✶ 16 January 1814 in Stockholm
✟ 15 January 1886 in Amélie-les-Bains (Pyrénées-Orientales), France
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 9 March 1858
Deasserted from the directory 12 August 1881
motto
Virtute decet non sanguine niti (One should rely on the virtue not the lineage)
shield
Painted 1861 by C G Sjöblom. Not preserved.
other awards
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star 1848
Knight of the Order of the Sword 1849
Knight of the Order of Carl XIII 1854
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1854
Biography
Land Marshal 1847, 1853 and 1856
Consultative Council of State 1858-1859, Minister and Chief of the Ministry of Ecklesiastics 1859-1860, University Chancellor 1872-1881
Member of the Swedish Academy (chair IX) 1856-1881 (Secretary 1874-1881)
Member of Parliament’s first chamber 1867-1881 (Speaker 1877-1877)
Deputy Chancellor at the Chancery of the Royal Swedish Orders 1873-1881
Placement
Not on display.