Axel Lewenhaupt
Count Axel Charles Emil Lewenhaupt (27 May 1917 – 20 November 2018) was a Swedish diplomat and Grand Master of Ceremonies at the Royal Court of Sweden.
Early life
Lewenhaupt was born on 27 May 1917 in
Career
Lewenhaupt served as an attaché in
He was embassy counsellor in
Other work
Lewenhaupt was also secretary of the Foreign Ministry's admissions commission (UD:s antagningskommission) in 1951 and representative at trade negotiations with Spain, Soviet Union and other nations from 1952 to 1958.[2] He became a member of the Royal Automobile Club in 1956 and was the companion of the Duke of Halland at the officer's visit to Ethiopia and Liberia in 1959.[2] Lewenhaupt was representative at the United Nations General Assembly in 1973 and permanent representative at the Food and Agriculture Organization from 1979 to 1983.[2]
Personal life
In 1944, Lewenhaupt married Elsa Rudberg (1918–1990), the daughter of first accountant Ivar Rudberg and Sonja Bergström. He was the father of Anne (1946–2018) and Eva (born 1948).[1] In 1991 he married Countess Louise Ehrensvärd (1925–2014[7]), the daughter of the General, Count Carl August Ehrensvärd and Countess Gisela Bassewitz.[2]
Death
Lewenhaupt turned 100 in May 2017[8] and died in November 2018 at the age of 101.[9]
Awards and decorations
Lewenhaupt's awards:[1]
- Commander of the Order of Civil Merit
- Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy
- Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia
- Commander of the Order of the Crown
- Commander of the Order of Merit of the Austrian Republic
- Swedish Red Cross badge of merit in silver (Svenska Röda Korsets förtjänsttecken i silver)
Bibliography
- Lewenhaupt, Axel (2002). Hågkomster: [från barn- och ungdomsåren samt tiden i utrikestjänsten och vid hovet] [Reminiscences: [from childhood and adolescence, as well as the time spent in the foreign service and at the court]] (in Swedish). Stockholm: A. Lewenhaupt. SELIBR 9132715.
References
- ^ a b c d Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 769.
- ^ ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
- ^ Loewe, Peter (2016-06-05). "Den heliga Birgitta får sällskap av Elisabeth" [Saint Birgitta is joined by Elisabeth]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 554.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 354.
- ^ Cachia, Francis (14 November 2009). "Diplomatic Relations between Malta and Sweden". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Galärvarvskyrkogården, kvarter 01, gravnummer 523b" (in Swedish). Hittagraven.se. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ Staff (2017-04-28). "Jämnårig med Finland". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-07-05 – via PressReader.
- ^ Ewerlöf, Hans; Grundberg, Lars; Molander, Johan; Sylvén, Christer; Vahlquist, Magnus (2018-12-10). "Minnesord: Axel Lewenhaupt". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Bengt Rösiö
(as consul) |
Ambassador of Sweden to Republic of the Congo 1962–1963 |
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| Preceded by | Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand 1967–1970 |
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| Preceded by | Ambassador of Sweden to Burma 1967–1970 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ambassador of Sweden to Malaysia 1967–1970 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore 1967–1970 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ambassador of Sweden to India 1970–1975 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ambassador of Sweden to Sri Lanka 1970–1975 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ambassador of Sweden to Nepal 1970–1975 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ambassador of Sweden to Yugoslavia 1975–1978 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ambassador of Sweden to Albania 1975–1978 |
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| Preceded by | Ambassador of Sweden to Italy 1979–1983 |
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| Preceded by | Ambassador of Sweden to Malta 1979–1983 |
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| Court offices | ||
| Preceded by Tore Tallroth
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Grand Master of Ceremonies 1983–1988 |
Succeeded by Carl Gustaf von Platen
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