Bengt Edvard Sixten "Sigge" Sparre af Rossvik (27 September 1854 – 19 July 1889) was a Swedish nobleman, lieutenant, cavalry officer, journalist, poet, mostly known for the murder of circus performer Elvira Madigan in a murder-suicide. Their story has been subject to several theatrical and cinematic productions,[1][2][3] such as that Elvira Madigan of Bo Widerberg in 1967 (played by Thommy Berggren)[4] and a Danish film (Søren Svejstrup). [5]

Sixten Sparre
Born27 September 1854
Malmö, Sweden
Died19 July 1889 (aged 34)
Tåsinge, Denmark
NationalitySwedish
Spouse
Luitgard Adelcreutz
(m. 1880)
PartnerElvira Madigan

Early life

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Sparre af Rossvik was born on 27 September 1854 in Malmö, Sweden, the son of Sigge Rossvik and Adelaide Peijron.[6]

Personal life

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In 1880, he married Countess Luitgard "Lycka" Adlercreutz.[6]

Sparre and Madigan were both buried at Tåsinge graveyard.[7]

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Citations

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  1. ^ Borgström, Camilla (12 April 2021). "Kathinka Lindhe: Jag hittade sanningen om Sixten Sparre". www.allas.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ Radio, Sveriges (19 January 2015). "Drabbad av skandalen - Släktband". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Malin Ullgren: Missa inte – sista veckan med Elvira och Sixten". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 24 June 2019. ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ^ Ahlberg, Ulrika (17 January 2021). "Kathinka Lindhe om sin släkting Sixten Sparre: "Han var en kallblodig mördare"". hallandsposten.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Søren Svejstrup - dansk film database". danskefilm.dk.
  6. ^ a b Lewenhaupt 1922, p. 1133.
  7. ^ Lindorm 1936, p. 240.

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