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Carl Gustaf, Count Tessin: Quick Facts

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Born September 5, 1695 • Stockholm • Sweden
Died January 7, 1770 (aged 74) • Sweden
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Carl Tessin, detail from a portrait by Jacques-André-Joseph (Camelot) Aved; in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
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Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
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Bengt Gabrielsson, Count Oxenstierna
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Fredrik Axel von Fersen; pastel by Gustaf Lundberg; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
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Johan, Count Gyllenstierna
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Carl, Count Piper
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Görtz, portrait by an unknown artist; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
Georg Heinrich, baron von Görtz
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Carl Bildt
prime minister of Sweden
Gustav Adolphus
Gustavus Adolphus
king of Sweden
Stefan Löfven
Stefan Löfven
prime minister of Sweden
Charles XII
Charles XII
king of Sweden
Fredric Westin: portrait of Charles XIV John
Charles XIV John
king of Sweden and Norway
Magdalena Andersson
Magdalena Andersson
prime minister of Sweden
Gustav I Vasa
Gustav I Vasa
king of Sweden
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Axel, Count Oxenstierna
chancellor of Sweden
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Fredrik Reinfeldt
prime minister of Sweden
Dag Hammarskjold, wearing a blue suit and tie, sits at a desk with a world map on the wall behind him.
Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish statesman and secretary-general of the United Nations
Charles XI
Charles XI
king of Sweden
Olof Palme and Gro Harlem Brundtland sit closely together, conversing and smiling, in a formal indoor setting with other people and flowers visible in the foreground.
Olof Palme
prime minister of Sweden
Göran Persson
Göran Persson
prime minister of Sweden
Gustav III
Gustav III
king of Sweden