Karl Henrik Anckarswärd
Karl Henrik Anckarswärd (born April 22, 1782 in Sveaborg , † January 25, 1865 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish colonel and politician .
Anckarswärd was the eldest son of Count Michael Anckarswärd (1742-1838), who had been rewarded as a supporter of the revolution of 1772 ( Gustav III. ) With the rank of lieutenant and the nobility (his paternal name was Coßwa).
In 1803 he became major and senior adjutant to Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt , then to General Cederström and later to Georg Adlersparre .
Karl Henrik participated as a major in the Danish-Swedish War (1808) and distinguished himself. In 1809 he was involved in the revolution of 1809 ( Gustav IV. Adolf ) by Adlersparre and after the happy outcome was promoted to colonel . In the 1813 campaign against France, he followed the Swedish Crown Prince Bernadotte with his regiment to Germany, but was dismissed after he had spoken out against his policy in a letter to the Crown Prince.
Anckarswärd returned to Sweden, where he lived on his Karlslund estate near Örebro . In 1817 he began his parliamentary career, where he appeared in the Reichstag with rousing eloquence against the government, but often allowed himself to be carried away by passion because of his personal aversion to King Karl Johann. Even after the king's death in 1844, Anckarswärd was a member of the opposition.
Karl Henrik Anckarswärd died in Stockholm on January 25, 1865.
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| SURNAME | Anckarswärd, Karl Henrik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anckarswärd, Carl Hindrick; Anckarswärd, Karl Henrik Graf von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish colonel and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1782 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sveaborg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1865 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |