Carl Löwenhielm

Count Carl Löwenhielm
Father Charles XIII of Sweden
Mother Augusta von Fersen
Born (1772-11-03)3 November 1772
Died 9 June 1861(1861-06-09) (aged 88)
Occupation Military officer, diplomat, politician
For the 19th-century Swedish diplomat/artist, see Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm.

Count Carl Löwenhielm (3 November 1772 – 9 June 1861) was a Swedish military officer, diplomat, and politician; he was a member of the Swedish cabinet between 1822–1839. He was an illegitimate son of King Charles XIII of Sweden and Augusta von Fersen (married to the Chancellor of the Royal Court Fredrik Adolf Löwenhielm) and a half-brother of Gustaf Löwenhielm.

He represented Sweden at the Congress of Vienna.


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