507 Count Carl Lewenhaupt

Count Carl Lewenhaupt
Foreign Minister

✶ 19 March 1835 at Herrevadskloster, Riseberga parish
✟ 10 December 1906 in Helsingborg

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 1 December 1891

motto

Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope)

shield

Painted 1899 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1906 by the same artist.

other awards

Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (officiant) 1866
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1st class) 1876
Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (1st class) 1881
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1883
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav 1890

Biography

Chamberlain 1863
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1889-1895
Envoy in London 1896-1902
Archivist at the Chancery of the Royal Swedish Orders 1866-1876

Placement