Eric Ruuth
Eric Ruuth ( born October 24, 1746 Stockholm, † May 25, 1820 ) was a Swedish Count, politician and Marshal.
Life
Eric Ruuth was the son of the Imperial Council and Vice-Admiral Gustaf Ruuth in Finland (1697-1757) and the Baroness Ebba Sjöbladh Christina. He got an early education in the Army. At the age of eleven years was Ruuth cadet in Karlskrona and then in various regiments. In 1768 he left the army with the rank of captain to at the court of Gustav III. to live. Eric Ruuth belonged to the group of gustavianerna. For his service, he and his brother in 1777 appointed baron; 1786, he became First Lord Chamberlain.
His father caught the attention Ruuths on Economic Policy; 1786, he was Deputy Minister of Finance. Ruuth was responsible for the financing of the Russo- Swedish War ( 1788-1790 ). For this, he borrowed money from abroad; this resulted in the increase of the public debt and was designed him as a complete failure. Ruuth was held personally liable. 1790 Ruuth was dismissed as finance minister. Although he was appointed governor instead to Drottningholm Palace, his reputation was damaged. He stood next to the king's side, and in 1792 lantmarskalk in the Reichstag and appointed Count.
After the assassination of Gustav III. it came into conflict with the group of anti- Gustavian flow especially in person Gustaf Adolf Reuter spar. The conflict reached its climax as Reuterholm demanded that Ruuth personally have to pay money to the State. After a legal battle, however Ruuths debt total was considerably reduced.
Ruuth was 1792-1796 Governor General of Swedish Pomerania.
After that Ruuth dedicated to the business. He is interested in coal mines in Skåne. He was supported by Anders Polheimer, who discovered in 1793 coal deposits in Höganäs and Ruuths foreman and consultants was. A few years later Ruuth had to explain political reasons his personal bankruptcy, but remained in the possession of a company in Höganäs, which was known as Gustaf IV Adolf stenkolsgrufva to 1797; today as Höganäsbolaget.
After Gustav IV Adolf's deposition Ruuth advocated that Gustav Wasa instead of Gustav III. Brother, Charles XIII. should be given the power. During the Reichstag 1809-1810, the 1809 års spawned regering form to Ruuth sat for a gustavianerna.
He was court marshal by the favor of Queen Hedwig of Schleswig -Holstein - Gottorp.
In addition to his political activities to Ruuth sat for the development of a Swedish cheese culture a. He developed with Pierre Nicolas de Rougemont in Switzerland the Herrgårdsost, a hard cheese.
Eric Ruuth was three times married: first with Countess Fredrika Sparre, then with Baroness Ebba Ulrica Beata of Roses and most recently with Elisabeth Charlotta Wahrendorff. He received in 1791 the Royal Seraphinenorden and 1805 the Wasaorden. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and since 1811 Masonic Knight of the Royal Order of Charles XIII.