He became a student in Uppsala in 1771, a cornet in the South Scanian Cavalry Regiment in 1774, and a lieutenant in the East Gothic Cavalry in 1774.
At the start of the Russo-Swedish War he fought at the early battles in Sweden, including one at Karlskrona, then in 1789 he was ordered to accompany the fleet as a staff-adjutant to his friend Duke Karl, who had also been his commander early in his military career. He fought in the 1789 sea battle of Öland and then in 1810 was appointed Governor of Stockholm in connection with the murder of Axel von Fersen, helping to restore calm in the Swedish capital and contributing to various charitable and social initiatives, including one for improved childcare. He held the post until 1812, when he resigned from it after a dispute with the magistrate.
Also from 1810 to 1812 he was director of the Royal Theatre. He then won a victory at the Battle of Bornhöved in 1813 and participated in the 1814 war on Norway, and became one of the early sponsors of Bernadotte's candidacy for the Swedish throne.
anders, fredrik, skjöldebrand, july, 1757, algiers, august, 1834, stockholm, swedish, count, lord, realm, general, statesman, minister, from, skjöldebrand, dynasty, also, knight, royal, order, seraphim, holder, seat, swedish, academy, life, edithe, became, stu. Anders Fredrik Skjoldebrand 14 July 1757 in Algiers 23 August 1834 in Stockholm was a Swedish count lord of the realm general statesman and minister from the Skjoldebrand dynasty He was also a knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim and a holder of seat 18 of the Swedish Academy Anders Fredrik SkjoldebrandLife editHe became a student in Uppsala in 1771 a cornet in the South Scanian Cavalry Regiment in 1774 and a lieutenant in the East Gothic Cavalry in 1774 At the start of the Russo Swedish War he fought at the early battles in Sweden including one at Karlskrona then in 1789 he was ordered to accompany the fleet as a staff adjutant to his friend Duke Karl who had also been his commander early in his military career He fought in the 1789 sea battle of Oland and then in 1810 was appointed Governor of Stockholm in connection with the murder of Axel von Fersen helping to restore calm in the Swedish capital and contributing to various charitable and social initiatives including one for improved childcare He held the post until 1812 when he resigned from it after a dispute with the magistrate Also from 1810 to 1812 he was director of the Royal Theatre He then won a victory at the Battle of Bornhoved in 1813 and participated in the 1814 war on Norway and became one of the early sponsors of Bernadotte s candidacy for the Swedish throne In 1819 he was made a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences He was married to Charlotte Ennes Sources edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anders Fredrik Skjoldebrand http runeberg org nfce 0538 html Nordisk familjebokCultural officesPreceded byNils Lorens Sjoberg Swedish Academy Seat No 181822 1834 Succeeded byPehr Henrik Ling Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anders Fredrik Skjoldebrand amp oldid 1166764995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
