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Ehrensvärd

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Ehrensvärd is the name of a Swedish noble family and may refer to:

  • Johan Jacob Ehrensvärd (1666–1731), Swedish colonel
    • Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710–1772), Swedish military architect, a lieutenant colonel in the artillery
    • Carl Ehrensvärd (1713–1770), Swedish politician
      • Gustaf Johan Ehrensvärd (1746–1783), Swedish writer. Brother of Carl August Ehrensvärd and half brother to Carl Fredrik Ehrensvärd
      • Carl August Ehrensvärd (1749–1805), Swedish general and diplomat
      • Carl Fredrik Ehrensvärd (1767–1815), Swedish Freiherr, convicted of involvement in the murder of Gustav III in 1792 and sentenced to death. Married to Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd (1773–1856), Danish author, born in Copenhagen.
  • Gustaf Karl Albert August Ehrensvärd (1787–1860), Swedish colonel