Gustaf Nils Algernon Adolf Stierneld (12 July 1791 – 14 November 1868) was a Swedish nobleman and non-political politician, serving twice as Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs during an important period in Swedish politics. He was the only child of Adolf Ludvig Stierneld, one of the most famous document forgers in Swedish history.

Biography

Gustaf Algernon Stierneld was born to Adolf Ludvig Stierneld, one of the best and most prolific document forgers in Swedish history, and his wife Charlotte Gyldenstolpe, daughter of Nils Philip Gyldenstolpe. He attended the Caroline College of Brunswick between 1803–1806, prior to his studies at

Kiel University Kiel University, officially the Christian Albrecht University of Kiel, (, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a public University, public research university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the ...

in 1806, the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under th ...

in 1807, and

Uppsala University Uppsala University (UU) () is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. Initially fou ...

in 1810 respectively. On 26 October 1811, he held office as Second Secretary of the King's Cabinet for Foreign Correspondence and served the chancellery of Charles, Crown Prince of Sweden during the

German Campaign of 1813 The German campaign () was fought in 1813. Members of the Sixth Coalition, including the German states of Austria and Prussia, plus Russia and Sweden, fought a series of battles in Germany against the French Emperor Napoleon, his marshals, and th ...

and the French Campaign of 1814. He participated in the Conferences of Trachenberg and Frankfurt, as well as the Peace Congress of Kiel; the latter of which resulted in the

Treaty of Kiel The Treaty of Kiel () or Peace of Kiel ( Swedish and or ') was concluded between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Sweden on one side and the Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway on the other side on 14 January 1814 ...

, where Frederick VI, King of Denmark ceded the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII, King of Sweden in return for

Swedish Pomerania Swedish Pomerania (; ) was a dominions of Sweden, dominion under the Sweden, Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815 on what is now the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish-Swedish War, Polish War and the Thirty Years' War ...

. Between 1818–1828 and 1838–1842, he served as Envoy of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs respectively, offices which granted him the title of " Lord of the Realm". Due to political strife however, the office was '' de facto'' served by

Albrecht Elof Ihre Baron Albrecht Elof Ihre (6 October 1797 – 9 August 1877) was a Swedish diplomat and politician who served as Union between Sweden and Norway, Swedish-Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden), prime minister of foreign affairs 1840-1848 ( ...

since 5 September 1840. He married Dorotea Anna Josefina von Engeström, daughter of Lars von Engeström, on 15 November 1803 in Stockholm. They only had one child: Charlotta Rosalia Maria Dorotea. When his wife died on 29 October 1823 in Hyères, he remarried with his cousin Jacquette Vilhelmina Gyldenstolpe, daughter of Carl Edvard Gyldenstolpe, on 21 April 1828 in Stockholm. They three children: Charlotta Vilhelmina Ulrika, Charlotta Lovisa Aurora and Emilia Aurora Charlotta. He was the owner of Ulvåsa Manor and Händelö Manor, both located in Östergötland, and when he died on 14 November 1868, the estates was inherited to his wife.

Honours

National

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

: Knight of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden''), sometimes translated as the Royal Order of the North Star, is a Swedish order of chivalry created by Frederick I of Sweden, King Frederick I on 23 F ...

(7 October 1817) * Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844

: Knight and Commander of the Orders of His Majesty the King (7 May 1838)

Foreign

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

: Grand Cross of the

Military Order of Christ The Military Order of Christ is a Honorific orders of Portugal, Portuguese honorific order. It is the former order of Knights Templar as it was reconstituted in Portugal. Before 1910, it was known as the Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Chr ...

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

: Knight 2nd Class of the

Order of Saint Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, on 14 February 1735, in hono ...

(1813) *

Prussia Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ''Prūsija'') was a Germans, German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussia (region), Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, ...

: Knight 3rd Class of the

Order of the Red Eagle The Order of the Red Eagle () was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful service to the kingdom, o ...

(November 1813) * Norge-Unionsflagg-1844

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

: Grand Cross of the

Order of Saint Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

(5 September 1848) * Flag of Denmark

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

: Knight of the

Order of the Elephant The Order of the Elephant () is a Denmark, Danish order of chivalry and is Denmark's highest-ranked honour. It has origins in the 15th century, but has officially existed since 1693, and since the establishment of constitutional monarchy in ...

(2 October 1848) *

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

: Grand Cross of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

(24 December 1855)

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stierneld, Gustaf Nils Algernon Adolf 1791 births 1868 deaths Ministers for foreign affairs of Sweden Politicians from Stockholm Diplomats from Stockholm 19th-century Swedish diplomats Ambassadors of Sweden to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Sweden to the Netherlands Uppsala University alumni Alumni of the University of Edinburgh University of Kiel alumni Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Grand Crosses of the Order of Christ (Portugal) Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 2nd class