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List of ambassadors of Sweden to Germany

The Ambassador of Sweden to Germany (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Federal Republic of Germany) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Germany and government of Germany.

Ambassador of
Sweden to Germany
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Berlin
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidencePücklerstraße 42–44, Dahlem
SeatBerlin, Germany
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderCarl Gustaf Friesendorff
Formation1705
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Berlin

Electorate of Brandenburg (1157–1815)

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Anders Leijonstedt1698–1700Envoy extraordinary[1]

Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1692–1814)

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Carl Gustaf Friesendorff1705–1710Envoy extraordinary[2]

Hannover

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Lower Saxon Circle

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Bengt Faxell11 September 1769 – ?MinisterIn Hamburg. Instruction 20 November 1769, letter of credence 22 January 1770.[3]

Free City of Frankfurt (1372–1806)

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Nikolaus von Haren1741 – 20 April 1752Envoy extraordinaryIn Frankfurt am Main[4]

Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (1510–1815)

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Anton Reinhold Wrangel13 July 1836 – 1841Chargé d'affaires[5]
Anton Reinhold Wrangel1841 – 22 September 1855Resident ministerIn Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck as well as at the grand ducal courts of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz.[5]

Imperial City of Regensburg

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Georg von Snoilsky1663 – 20 January 1672ResidentDied in office.[6]
Nikolaus von Haren122 April 1734 – 1737Chargé d'affaires[4]
Nikolaus von Haren23 June 1737 – 1741Envoy[4]
Knut Reinhold Bildt1795–?Envoy[7]

Kingdom of Bavaria (1806–1825)

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Carl August Järta22 April 1850 – 4 March 1852Chargé d'affairesIn Munich. Accredited from Vienna.[8]

Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918)

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Anders Leijonstedt1703–1710Envoy extraordinary[9]
Johan Rosenhane27 December 1704 – 1707AmbassadorIn Berlin.[10]
Carl Gustaf Friesendorff11 June 1712 – 13 September 1715Minister plenipotentiaryDied in office during the Siege of Stralsund.[2]
Mr Kirbach1719?
Carl Posse24 March 1720 – 1724Envoy extraordinary[11]
Henning Gyllenborg1743?
Carl Gustaf Tessin1744–1745AmbassadorIn Berlin.[12]
Gustaf Wulfvenstierna18 July 1748 – 9 May 1758EnvoyDied in office (on his way home to Sweden).[13]
Gustaf Adam von Nolcken12 September 1757 – 1761Chargé d'affairesIn Berlin.[14]
Otto Jacob Zöge von Manteuffel5 March 1766 – 1782Envoy extraordinary[15]
Carl Eherenfried von CarisienJune 1787 – 21 November 1794Envoy extraordinaryDied in office.[16]
Carl Fredrik von Heland1790–?Chargé d'affairesIn Dresden.[17]
Carl Gustaf Schultz von Ascheraden29 August 1795 – 22 March 1798MinisterDied in office.[18]
Lars von Engeström6 April 1798 – 5 September 1803MinisterIn Berlin.[19]
Nils Gustaf Palin1800–1805Chargé d'affairesIn Dresden.[20]
Karl Gustaf von BrinkmanJune 1803 – September 1803Chargé d'affairesIn Berlin.[21]
Karl Gustaf von BrinkmanNovember 1803 – June 1805Chargé d'affairesIn Berlin.[21]
Karl Gustaf von Brinkman12 May 1807 – 7 March 1808Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryAt the Prussian court in Memel.[21]
Vilhelm August Kantzow30 April 1821 – 1822Chargé d'affaires ad interimIn Berlin.[22]
Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d'OhssonOctober 1834 – 25 September 1850EnvoyIn Berlin and Dresden.[23]
Carl Hochschild25 September 1850 – 1854EnvoyIn Berlin.[24]
Carl von und zu Mansbach1855–1857?
Carl August Järta16 December 1858 – 13 January 1865EnvoyIn Berlin, Dresden and Mecklenburg. Died in office.[8]

Electorate of Saxony (1356–1806)

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Gustaf Zülich1729–1732?
Johan August Greiffenheim1747–1749MinisterAlso minister at the Polish court.[25]
Ulric Celsing7 November 1782 – 19 April 1787EnvoyIn Dresden.[26][27]
Fredrik von Ehrenheim19 April 1787 – 1790Chargé d'affairesIn Dresden.[28]
Jacob Gustaf De la Gardie15 August 1795 – January 1796Envoy en mission spécialeTo the Saxon court.[29]

German Empire (1871–1918)

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Frederik Georg Knut DueOctober 1869 – November 1873Envoy[30]
Gillis Bildt3 March 1874 – 21 August 1886Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryIn Berlin, also in Dresden on 21 April 1875, and in Karlsruhe on 27 April 1881.[31]
Alfred Lagerheim29 October 1886 – 1899Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryIn Berlin, Karlsruhe, and Dresden. In Munich from 28 May 1890.[32]
Arvid Taube28 February 1900 – 30 April 1909Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryImperial German as well as the Bavarian, Saxon, and Baden courts.[33][34]
Eric Trolle30 April 1909 – 1912Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryImperial German as well as the Bavarian, Saxon, and Baden courts.[35]
Arvid Taube1 April 1912 – 14 October 1916Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryDied in office.[33]
Hans-Henrik von Essen13 February 1917 – 1918Ministre plénipotentiaire en misson spécialeIn Berlin, Dresden, Karlsruhe, Munich, and Stuttgart.[36]

Weimar Republic (1918–1933)

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Hans-Henrik von Essen20 June 1919 – 1920Minister plenipotentiary en misson spécialeTo the German Reich.[36]
Patrik Reuterswärd1920–1920Chargé d'affaires ad interim[37]
Hans-Henrik von Essen14 May 1920 – 31 January 1923EnvoyTo the German Reich. Died in office.[36]
Patrik Reuterswärd1921–1921Chargé d'affaires ad interim[37]
Fredrik Ramel23 February 1923 – 1925Envoy[38]
Einar af Wirsén26 September 1926 – 1937Envoy[39]

Nazi Germany (1933–1945)

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Arvid Richert29 January 1937 – 23 April 1945Envoy[40]

West Germany (1949–1990)

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Ragnar Kumlin1951–1956Ambassador[41]
Ole Jödahl1956–1967Ambassador[42]
Nils Montan1967–1972Ambassador[43]
Sven Backlund1972–1983Ambassador[44]
Lennart Eckerberg1983–1990Ambassador[45]

East Germany (1949–1990)

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Carl Johan Rappe1973–1976Ambassador[46]
Eric Virgin1976−1982Ambassador[47]
Rune Nyström1982–1985Ambassador[48]
Henrik Liljegren1985–1989Ambassador[49]
Vidar Hellners1989–1990Ambassador[50]

Federal Republic of Germany (1990–present)

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Torsten Örn1990–1994Ambassador[51]
Örjan Berner1994–1996Ambassador[52]
Mats Hellström1996–2001Ambassador[53]
Carl Tham2002–2006Ambassador[54]
Ruth Jacoby2006–2010Ambassador[55]
Staffan Carlsson2010–2015Ambassador
Lars Danielsson2015–2017Ambassador[56]
Per ThöressonMarch 2017 – 2023Ambassador[57]
Veronika Wand-DanielssonAugust 2023 – presentAmbassador27 September 2023[58][59]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Olsson, Bernt (1977–1979). "Anders (Wollimhaus) Leijonstedt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 22. National Archives of Sweden. p. 506. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1926). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 2 af Chapman-Fägerstråle. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 841. SELIBR 10076748.
  3. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1926). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 2 af Chapman-Fägerstråle. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 674. SELIBR 10076748.
  4. 1 2 3 Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1927). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 3 Gadde-Höökenberg. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 483. SELIBR 10076750.
  5. 1 2 Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1936). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 9 Wrangel-Östner. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 9. SELIBR 10076766.
  6. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1932). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 7 Schildt-Sture. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 344. SELIBR 10076761.
  7. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1925). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 382. SELIBR 10076137.
  8. 1 2 Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1927). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 3 Gadde-Höökenberg. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 598. SELIBR 10076750.
  9. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1928). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 4 Igelström-Lillietopp. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 582. SELIBR 10076751.
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  11. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1931). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 6 Posse-von Scheven. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 10. SELIBR 10076758.
  12. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 241. SELIBR 10076764.
  13. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1936). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 9 Wrangel-Östner. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 91. SELIBR 10076766.
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  15. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1936). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 9 Wrangel-Östner. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 161. SELIBR 10076766.
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  18. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1932). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 7 Schildt-Sture. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 77. SELIBR 10076761.
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  45. ↑ Berg, Göran; von Oelreich, Jan (18 December 2020). "Lennart Eckerberg, 1928–2020". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 54. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  46. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 909. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  47. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1200. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
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  49. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 685. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  50. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 480. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
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  52. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 126. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  53. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 194. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
  54. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 197. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
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  56. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Tyskland" [New ambassador in Germany] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  57. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Tyskland" [New ambassador in Germany] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  58. ↑ "Veronika Wand-Danielsson ny ambassadör i Tyskland" [Veronika Wand-Danielsson new ambassador in Ukraine] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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