Count Axel Fredrik Claësson Wachtmeister af Johannishus
University Chancellor, Foreign Minister
✶ 10 February 1855 at Tistad, Bärbo parish
✟ 6 September 1919 in Stockholm
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 6 June 1912
motto
Missing
shield
Painted 1919 by David Friefeldt.
other awards
Knight of the Order of the Polar Star 1893
King Oscar II’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal 1897
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1st class) 1900
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1905
Crown Prince Gustaf V and Crown Princess Victoria Silver Wedding Medal 1906
King Oscar II and Queen Sofia’s Golden Wedding Medal 1907
Biography
Chamberlain for Crown Prince Gustaf 1883
Lord-in-Waiting 1892
Director general and Head of Domänstyrelsen 1898-1905
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1905
University Chancellor 1907-1916
Member of the first chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden 1895
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