Count Georg Adlersparre (28 March 1760 – 23 September 1835) was a Swedish army commander, politician and writer from the Adlersparre family. He was the leader of the Coup of 1809, leading to the deposition of King

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of Sweden.

Biography

Adlersparre was born in Hovermo (now a part of Berg Municipality,

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). Having entered the army at the age of 15, he received from King

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, in 1791, a secret commission to excite the

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to rebellion. After the death of the king, he left the army and devoted himself to writing and politics. In 1797–1801, he published the periodical ''Läsing i blandade ämnen''. The liberal spirit in which he conducted it brought upon him the suspicions of the government. In 1802, he was elected a member of the

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. In 1808 he once again joined the military and received the command of a part of the so-called ''western army''. Shortly thereafter he was promoted to therank of lieutenant-colonel. He was the leader of a conspiracy of officers and noblemen, among them

Carl Johan Adlercreutz Carl Johan Adlercreutz (27 April 1757 – 21 August 1815) was a Swedish general and statesman, born in Borgå (Porvoo), Finland on family estates. Entering the Swedish army aged 13 in the Finnish Light Cavalry Brigade, he was present when Gust ...

, against

and triggered the ''Coup of 1809'' by marching with his army to Stockholm. He was governor of

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from 1810 until 1824 when he resigned. After the coup he supported the new strong monarchy, notwithstanding the liberality of his sentiments. In 1831 he was involved in a controversy for publishing allegedly secret state documents and his private correspondence with various Swedish princes, actions for which he remained unrepentant. He spent the last 25 years of his life residing in Gustafsvik Manor in Kristinehamn Municipality,

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, where he died in 1835.

Family

In 1809 he married Lovisa Magdalena Linroth (20 April 1784 – 8 November 1866 Kristinehamn Municipality,

). They had four children: * Carl August Adlersparre (1810–1862), distinguished himself as a poet and an historian.'' ''1809 års revolution och dess män'' (''The 1809 revolution and its men''), 2 vol., Stockholm, 1849, A. Bonniers Föorlag, ''1809 Och 1810: Tidstaflor'', 3 vol., Stockholm, 1850, A. Bonniers Föorlag and ''Anteckningar om bortgångne samtida, 3 vol., Stockholm 1860-1862, A. Bonniers Förlag * Lovisa Maria Adlersparre (1814–1837) * Georg Axel Adlersparre (1816–1889) * Rudolf Adlersparre (1819–1908)

Notes

References

* * Note: the below sources give an overview of Adlersparre in the English language, but they contain some factual errors. * *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adlersparre, Georg 1760 births 1835 deaths People from Berg Municipality Swedish generals Swedish counts Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Swedish military personnel of the Finnish War Georg Governors of Skaraborg County