Augustin Ehrensvärd (1887–1968)


Count Augustin Ehrensvärd was a Swedish nobleman and civil servant.

Career

Ehrensvärd was born in Karlskrona, Sweden, the son of admiral, count Carl August Ehrensvärd and his wife baroness Lovisa Ulrika "Ulla". He was the brother of general Carl August Ehrensvärd and vice admiral Gösta Ehrensvärd. Augustin Ehrensvärd, was, according to his brother the general, in fact the most talented of the three brothers. His great-grandfather was the fortress builder Augustin Ehrensvärd, his uncle was Albert Ehrensvärd and his cousin was Archibald Douglas.
He passed mogenhetsexamen in 1904 and received a theology candidate degree in 1912 before graduated with an administrative degree in Uppsala in 1914. Ehrensvärd was assistant in the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs in 1914 and in the Universitetskanslersexpeditionen from 1916 to 1917. He was secretary, expert and komm:r as well as official in the Committee of the Riksdag from 1917 to 1918. He was second administrative officer in 1920 and first administrative officer in 1921. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the National League of Sweden from 1927 to 1931 and he was acting deputy director in 1929 and deputy director in the Royal Majesty's Chancery in 1936. He was deputy director from 1939 to 1952.
He was also secretary and administrative director of the Finland Committee from 1939 to 1940 and was a member of the Working Committee of the Finland Committee from 1941 to 1945.

Personal life

On 21 May 1929 in Turku, he married countess Margaretha Lavinia Magdalena Armfeldt, the daughter of the Finnish managing director, count August Magnus C:son Armfeldt and his wife Aina Constance Favorin. Ehrensvärd lived his last years in Glemmingebro in the south of Sweden. Ehrensvärd died on 10 May 1968 and was buried 15 May 1968 at Tosterup Cemetery in Tosterup.

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