Count Gustaf af Wetterstedt[1] (29 December 1776 – 15 May 1837) was a Swedish statesman. He was the Swedish 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). In 1821, he was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia.[2] He was invested Knight of the Order of the Seraphim.
Count Gustaf af Wetterstedt | |
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Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1824–1837 | |
Preceded by | Lars von Engeström |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 December 1776 |
Died | 15 May 1837 | (aged 60)
Nationality | Swedish |
Spouse | Charlotta Aurora De Geer |
Among the treaties he negotiated and signed on behalf of Sweden were the Treaty of Örebro and the Treaty of Kiel.
References and notes
edit- ^ The official English translation of the Treaty of Örebro, 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)
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
External links
edit- Gustaf af Wetterstedt - Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (in Swedish)