Bengt Edvard ''Sixten'' "Sigge" Sparre af Rossvik (27 September 1854 – 19 July 1889) was a Swedish nobleman, lieutenant, cavalry officer, journalist, poet, mostly known for the murder of circus performer Elvira Madigan in a murder-suicide. Their story has been subject to several theatrical and cinematic productions, such as that '' Elvira Madigan'' of

Bo Widerberg Bo Gunnar Widerberg (; 8 June 1930 – 1 May 1997) was a Sweden, Swedish film director, screenwriter, writer, film editing, editor and actor. Biography Early life Widerberg was born in Malmö, Malmöhus County, Sweden. Career Bo Widerberg began ...

in 1967 (played by

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) and a Danish film ( Søren Svejstrup).

Early life

Sparre af Rossvik was born on 27 September 1854 in Malmö, Sweden, the son of Sigge Rossvik and Adelaide Peijron.

Personal life

In 1880, he married Countess Luitgard "Lycka" Adlercreutz. Sparre and Madigan were both buried at

Tåsinge Tåsinge () is a Danish island immediately south of Funen, opposite and facing Svendborg, divided from Funen by Svendborgsund.See detailed Denmark roadmap in References section. The island covers an area of circa . It is part of the South Funen ...

graveyard.

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Sparre's collection of poems
1854 births 1889 deaths Swedish military personnel who died by suicide Suicides by firearm in Denmark Swedish nobility 19th-century Swedish journalists 19th-century Swedish poets 19th-century Swedish military personnel Writers from Malmö

Sixten Sixten, Sigsten or Sighsten is a masculine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that ...

Murder–suicides in Denmark 1880s suicides {{Sweden-bio-stub