August Gyldenstolpe
August Louis Fersen Gyldenstolpe
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
22 December 1904 – 2 August 1905
MonarchOscar II of Sweden
Prime MinisterErik Gustaf Boström
Johan Ramstedt
Preceded byAlfred Lagerheim
Succeeded byFredrik Wachtmeister
Personal details
Born(1849-06-22)June 22, 1849
Stockholm, Sweden
DiedJune 30, 1928(1928-06-30) (aged 79)
Stockholm, Sweden
Resting placeNorra begravningsplatsen
Political partyIndependent politician
Alma materUppsala University
Occupationpolitician, diplomat

August Gyldenstolpe (22 June 1849 – 30 June 1928) is a Swedish politician and diplomat who from 22 December 1904 until 2 August 1905 served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden.

Early life, education

August Gyldenstolpe was born on 22 June 1849 in Stochholm.[1] In 1873 he graduated from Uppsala University.[2]

Career

In 1874, he became an attaché at the Swedish embassy in Copenhagen. In the years 1876-1881 served in the apparatus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1881, accompanied a special mission in Karlsruhe. Later he served in the embassy in the United States. In 1886 he became chancellor and head of the department.

In 1889 he became Secretary of the Cabinet.[2] In 1895 he was appointed as acting envoy, and from 1897 to 1899 - Ambassador of the Swedish-Norwegian Union in the Netherlands and Belgium. In 1899-1904 - Ambassador to the Russian Empire.

After the resignation of the Foreign Minister Alfred Lagerheim, who was in conflict with Prime Minister Erik Gustaf Boström on the Norwegian issue, he was appointed Foreign Minister. He retained his position in the office of Johan Ramstedt.

On 2 August 1905 Fredrik Wachtmeister replaced Gyldenstolpe as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

From 1905 until 1918 he served as ambassador to France.

References

  1. ↑ Sveriges Dödbok 1901—2009, DVD-ROM, Version 5.00, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (2010).
  2. 1 2 "259 (Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok / 1925)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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