Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm

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Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm , also: Gustav Adolph Reuterholm (born July 7, 1756 in Siuntio ( Swedish Sjundeå ) in Finland ; † December 27, 1813 in Schleswig ) was a Swedish count and statesman .

Life

Reuterholm had a significant influence on Swedish politics during the time when Gustav IV Adolf was underage. As a confidante of the regent Duke Karl , he led the so-called "Regime Reuterholm". His government began with the abolition of Gustav III. passed censorship by introducing the right to freedom of the press in 1792 . In the further course of his tenure, however, was marked by a violent reaction against the Enlightenment and the ideals of the French Revolution . One of his most famous actions was the closure of the Svenska Akademien (Swedish Academy) from 1795 to 1796.

When Gustav IV Adolf took the affairs of state into his own hands on November 1, 1796, Reuterholm was expelled from Stockholm. In the following period he stayed mainly out of the country. After the king was arrested by Carl Johan Adlercreutz in 1809, Reuterholm returned, but was refused to give Karl XIII. hold true. He left the country again and died three years later. Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm was buried in Strängnäs Cathedral.

Reuterholm was a Freemason and one of the first members of the Swedish Order of Knights Charles XIII.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jörgen Weibull: Reuterholm . In: K. Marklund et al. (Ed.): Nationalencyklopedin . Bokförlaget Bra Böcker, 1994, ISBN 91-7024-620-3 (Swedish)
  2. ↑ Svenska Academies . In: K. Marklund et al. (Ed.) Nationalencyklopedin . Bokförlaget Bra Böcker, 1995, ISBN 91-7024-620-3 (Swedish)
personal data
SURNAME Reuterholm, Gustaf Adolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reuterholm, Gustav Adolph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish count and statesman
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1756
PLACE OF BIRTH Siuntio , Finland
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1813
Place of death Schleswig