537 Count Ludvig Wilhelm August Douglas

Count Ludvig Wilhelm August Douglas
Foreign Minister

✶ 24 November 1849 in Zurich, Switzerland
✟ 20 July 1916 in Lysekil, Sweden

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 21 January 1898

motto

Jamais arrière (Never back)

shield
  1. Painted 1905 by Carl Högberg. Not preserved.
  2. Painted 1915 by David Friefeldt. Date of death added 1916 by the same artist.
other awards

Knight of the Order of the Polar Star 1892
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1st class) 1895
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1896
Knight of the Order of Carl XIII 1904
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa 1906
Crown Prince Gustaf V and Crown Princess Victoria Silver Wedding Medal 1906

Biography

Chamberlain for the Crown Prince 1881
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1895-1899
Governor in Östergötland county 1901-1912
Marshal of the Realm 1911
Member of the first chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden 1891-1901 and 1907-1911

Placement