Gustaf Lagerbjelke

Count Gustaf Lagerbjelke RoKKMO (6 October 1817 – 6 March 1895) was a Swedish politician, the last Lord Marshal and the first Speaker of Första kammaren of the Riksdag.[1]

Count Gustaf Lagerbjelke RoKKMO
Lord Marshal
In office 1862–1863
Monarch	Charles XV
Preceded by	Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre
In office 1865–1866
Monarch	Charles XV
1st Speaker of Första kammaren
In office 1867–1876
Monarch	Charles XV Oscar II
Succeeded by	Henning Hamilton
In office 1881–1891
Monarch	Oscar II
Preceded by	Anton Niklas Sundberg
Succeeded by	Pehr von Ehrenheim
Governor of Södermanland County
In office 27 April 1858 – 31 December 1888
Preceded by	Gustaf Erik Frölich
Succeeded by	Otto H. Roland Prinssköld
Member of the Riksdag of the Estates for Lagerbjelke family
In office 1844–1866
Member of Första kammaren for Södermanland County
In office 1867–1894
Personal details
Born	Gustaf Lagerbjelke 6 October 1817 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	6 March 1895 (aged 77) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Spouse(s)	Sofia Albertina Snoilsky (1943–47) Ebba Augusta Henriette Ribbing (1959–92)
Alma mater	Uppsala University

Biography

Gustaf Lagerbjelke was born 6 October 1817 on Skeppsholmen, Stockholm to colonel count Axel Lagerbjelke and baroness Carolina Antoinetta Cederström.[2] After his father's death in 1832, he became count.[2] Lagerbjelke studied at Uppsala University, where he became Juris utriusque kandidat in December 1838.[2] Between 1844 and 1866, he served in the Riksdag of the Estates for the Lagerbjelke family.[2] From 1867, he was a member of Första kammaren of the Riksdag and its speaker 1867–76 and 1881–91.[2] Between 27 April 1858 and 31 December 1888, he was Governor of Södermanland County. Lagerbjelke died on 6 March 1895 in Brännkyrka parish in Stockholm.[2]

Personal life

Lagerbjelke married countess Sofia Albertina Snoilsky, daughter of commander count Gustaf Snoilsky and Ulrika Juliana Lode, in Stockholm on 5 December 1843.[2] After her death in 1847, he married Ebba Augusta Henriette Ribbing, daughter of rittmeister Bengt Ribbing and Augusta Christina Schmiterlöw, on 19 July 1859 on Liljeholmen in Jönköping.[2]

References

1. http://runeberg.org/nfbo/0448.html
2. Jägerskiöld, Stig (1977–1979). "Gustaf Lagerbjelke". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 22. National Archives of Sweden. p. 70. Retrieved 2017-11-28.