Georg Adlersparre

Georg Adler Sparre (* March 28, 1760; † September 23, 1835 on the estate Gustafsvik in Värmland ) was a Swedish general, politician and writer.

Life

Georg Adler Sparre was born in the province of Jämtland in Sweden. In 1775 he joined the military. After the death of Gustav III. he took in 1793 as a captain in his resignation. After his release, he lived until 1808 in the deepest seclusion, initially ( 1797-1800 ) still with the publication of the magazine: Läsning i blandade Ämnen, busy, in which poems and essays on political science and other branches of literature were admitted. He was also a member of the Reichstag in 1800, in which he represented decided liberal principles.

In 1808, he received the recommendation of the Duke of Södermanland command of a part of the Western Army at the Norwegian border, led the same with distinction and then participated in the attacks on the dethronement of the king. To support the execution of the attack, moved Adlersparre with his troops in the vicinity of the capital and moved on March 22 in it after the now deposed Gustav IV had already taken place.

He now brought about mainly the exclusion of the son of Gustavus from the throne and the collection of Charles XIII. to the king. From this showered with favors, Adlersparre joined the Council of State, was raised to the status of baron and 1817 the title of count and briefly appointed in succession to Colonel and adjutant general of the king. However, he joined in 1810, after his plan to achieve by choosing Christian August of Holstein to the Crown Prince of Norway with Sweden the union had failed by his death, from the State of. He was then governor of the province of Skaraborg and managed this in an excellent manner and received continuously proofs of royal favor.

Later he retired to an estate and dealt with from now on the release of documents to the older, newer and newest history of Sweden ( Stockholm 1830-33, 9 volumes), the entangled him in 1831 in an investigation into press offenses and earned him a fine.

One of his sons, Karl August, Count Sparre Adler (* 1810, † 1862 as Chamberlain ) came to prominence as a poet, even more so by the historical work:

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