Gustaf af Wetterstedt

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Count Gustaf af Wetterstedt

Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 1824–1837
Preceded by	Lars von Engeström
Personal details
Born	(1776-12-29)29 December 1776
Died	15 May 1837(1837-05-15) (aged 60)
Nationality	Swedish
Spouse(s)	Charlotta Aurora De Geer

Count Gustaf af Wetterstedt^[1] (29 December 1776 - 15 May 1837) was a Swedish statesman. He served as the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1824 to 1837. In 1811 he was elected into the Swedish Academy, and later he also became a member of the Royal Swedish Academies of Agriculture, Music and Sciences (1817). He was also invested as a Knight in the Order of the Seraphim.

Among the treaties he negotiated and signed for Sweden were the Treaty of Orebro and the Treaty of Kiel.

References and notes

↑ The official English translation of the Treaty of Orebro, 18 July 1812, translates his name from French as Gustavus Baron de Wetterstedt (British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 1 Part 1 (1812-1814), published by the Great Britain Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1841. p. 15)

External links

Gustaf af Wetterstedt - Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (in Swedish)

Political offices
Preceded by Lars von Engeström	Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs 1824–1837	Succeeded by Adolf Göran Mörner
Cultural offices
Preceded by Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt	Swedish Academy, Seat No.17 1811–1837	Succeeded by Anders Magnus Strinnholm

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Persondata
Name	Wetterstedt, Gustaf af
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish politician
Date of birth	29 December 1776
Place of birth
Date of death	15 May 1837
Place of death

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