Gustaf Oscar Peyron (5 January 1828 – 2 March 1915) was a

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Biography

He was born in

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, into the

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, as the son of future Minister for War

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. From 1885 to 1896 he was Commander-in-chief of the 1st Military District. Gustaf Oscar Peyron later followed in his father's footsteps and acted as Minister for War between 4 October 1887 and 6 February 1888.

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1828 births 1915 deaths Swedish Army lieutenant generals Members of the Första kammaren Ministers for defence of Sweden 19th-century Swedish nobility Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences People from Nyköping Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword Knights of the Order of Charles XIII {{Sweden-mil-bio-stub