Gustaf Löwenhielm

General Count Gustaf Löwenhielm
Gustaf Löwenhielm dressed in the uniform of the Life Guards of Horse, portrayed by Olof Johan Södermark
Birth name	Gustaf Carl Fredrik Löwenhielm
Born	(1771-10-06)6 October 1771 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	29 July 1856(1856-07-29) (aged 84) Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service / branch	Swedish Army
Rank	General
Unit	Life Guards of Horse
Awards	Royal Order of the Seraphim Order of the Sword Lord of the Realm
Other work	Diplomat

Count Gustaf Carl Fredrik Löwenhielm (6 October 1771 – 29 July 1856) was a Swedish general and diplomat.

Early life

Löwenhielm was born on 6 October 1771 in the Royal Court Parish (Hovförsamlingen), Stockholm County, Sweden, the son of Lord Chancellor, Count Fredric Adolph Löwenhielm (1743–1810) and Countess Augusta Fersen (1754–1846). He was the grandson of Privy Councillor Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm (1701–1768).

Career

Löwenhielm attended the University of Strasbourg from 1781 to 1787. He participated with his regiment in the 1788–90. He was a cavalry inspector 1804–09, colonel and general adjutant in Pomerania and Saxony in 1805–06. In 1808, he was severely wounded at Pyhäjoki and fell into Russian captivity until his release in 1809.

He participated in the election of Charles XIV John of Sweden to the Swedish throne and served as his envoy to several foreign powers between 1810 until 1837 and as such participated in many important political events. He was also the director of the Royal Theatres (Royal Swedish Opera and the Royal Dramatic Theatre) in 1812-1818 and introduced several lasting reforms to its management.

Personal life

Löwenhielm married Cléonice Ifigenie de Baguet (born on 22 March 1798, in Nîmes, died on 8 May 1853, in Paris) on 18 March 1826, in Paris. She was the daughter of Colonel de Baguet and his wife, née Ducayla.

He was the father of Marguerite Augusta Marie Löwenhielm, duchesse de Fitz-James.

He is buried in Père Lachaise cemetery (Division 14), in Paris.