Eric Trolle (1863–1934)
Eric Trolle | |
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Marshal of the Realm | |
In office 1930–1934 | |
Governor of Östergötland County | |
In office 1912–1930 | |
Envoy to the German Empire | |
In office 1909–1912 | |
Succeeded by | Arvid Taube |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1905–1909 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Eric Birger Trolle 1863 |
Died | 1934 (aged 70–71) Stockholm |
Nationality | Swedish |
Spouse | Alice Trolle |
Children | 2 |
Eric Trolle (1863–1934) was a Swedish diplomat who held several posts, including minister of foreign affairs and governor of Östergötland County.
Biography
[edit]Trolle was born in 1863.[1] He worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in various capacities.[2] Trolle was appointed minister of foreign affairs in 1905 which he held until 1909.[2] Then he served as the Swedish envoy to German Empire between 1909 and 1912.[2] In 1912 he was named as the governor of Östergötland County and remained in the office until his resignation in 1930.[3] Next he was made the Marshal of the Realm in 1930.[2]
He married Alice Trolle (1872–1953) in 1893, and they had two children.[2] Eric Trolle died of pneumonia at the Mössebergs sanatorium in Stockholm in 1934 while serving as Reich Marshal.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Axel Odelberg (2014). Med kungen som verktyg: Försvarsstriden, Borggårdstalet och Sven Hedin (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts. p. 13. ISBN 978-91-1-305709-5.
- ^ a b c d e f "Alice Trolle, 1872-1953" (in Swedish). Kulturarv Östergotland. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Landshövding Eric Trolle" (in Swedish). Digitalt Museum. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
External links
[edit]Media related to Eric Trolle at Wikimedia Commons
- 20th-century diplomats
- 20th-century Swedish politicians
- 1863 births
- 1934 deaths
- Ambassadors of Sweden to Denmark
- Ambassadors of Sweden to Germany
- Ministers for foreign affairs of Sweden
- County governors of Sweden
- Marshals of the Realm
- Deaths from pneumonia in Sweden
- Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order