Count Gustaf af Wetterstedt (29 December 1776 – 15 May 1837) was a Swedish statesman. He was the

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from 1824 to 1837. In 1811, he was elected into the

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, and later he also became a member of the Royal Swedish Academies of

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and

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(1817). In 1821, he was elected as a member of the

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. He was invested Knight of the Order of the Seraphim. Among the treaties he negotiated and signed on behalf of Sweden were the Treaty of Örebro and the

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Gustaf af Wetterstedt
- Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (in Swedish) 1776 births 1837 deaths Members of the Swedish Academy Swedish politicians 19th-century Swedish nobility 19th-century Swedish diplomats Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 19th-century Swedish politicians Swedish-speaking Finns International members of the American Philosophical Society {{Sweden-politician-stub