Jakob Wilhelm Sprengtporten

Jakob Wilhelm Sprengtporten (9 October 1794 – 29 September 1875) was a Swedish statesman and Lord of the Realm. He served as governor of Stockholm between 1830 and 1838 and as member of the Riksdag of the Estates between 1823 and 1866.

Jakob Wilhelm Sprengtporten
Governor of Stockholm
In office
1830–1838
Preceded byCarl Johan af Nordin
Succeeded byAxel Johan Adam Möllerhjelm
Personal details
Born(1794-10-09)9 October 1794
Sparreholm Castle, Södermanland, Sweden
Died25 September 1875(1875-09-25) (aged 80)

Jakob Wilhelm Sprengtporten was born into the Sprengtporten family at Sparreholm Castle in Södermanland, Sweden, the son of Baron Johan Vilhelm Sprengtporten [sv] and the Countess Sophia Lovisa Mörner af Morlanda.[1][2] He had a sister, Countess Ulla De Geer. He attended Uppsala University.

In 1825, Sprengtporten married Countess Ulrika Wilhelmina Brahe.

References

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  1. ^ "797-798 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 26. Slöke - Stockholm)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1917. Retrieved 3 October 2022 – via Project Runeberg.
  2. ^ "Jacob Wilhelm Sprengtporten". sok.riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 3 October 2022.