Eric_Trolle_(1863–1934)

Eric Trolle (1863–1934)

Eric Trolle (1863–1934)

Swedish diplomat and governor (1863–1934)

For the elected regent of Sweden, see Eric Trolle.

Eric Trolle (1863–1934) was a Swedish diplomat who held several posts, including minister of foreign affairs and governor of Östergötland County.

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Biography

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 ambassador 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 Reich Marshal 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

  1. [1]
    Axel Odelberg (2014). Med kungen som verktyg: Försvarsstriden, Borggårdstalet och Sven Hedin (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts. p. 13. ISBN 978-91-1-305709-5.
  2. [2]
    "Alice Trolle, 1872-1953" (in Swedish). Kulturarv Östergotland. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Landshövding Eric Trolle" (in Swedish). Digitalt Museum. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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