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Eric Trolle (diplomat)

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For the elected regent of Sweden, see Erik Trolle.

His Excellency
Eric Trolle
Marshal of the Realm
In office
1930–1934
Governor of Östergötland County
In office
1912–1930
Envoy to the German Empire
In office
1909–1912
Succeeded byArvid Taube
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1905–1909
Personal details
Born
Eric Birger Trolle

1863
Died1934 (aged 70–71)
Stockholm
NationalitySwedish
SpouseAlice Trolle
Children2

Eric Trolle (1863–1934) was a Swedish diplomat who held several posts, including minister of foreign affairs and governor of Östergötland County.

Biography

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Trolle was born in 1863.[1] He worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in various capacities.[2] Trolle was appointed minister of foreign affairs in 1905 which he held until 1909.[2] Then he served as the Swedish envoy to German Empire between 1909 and 1912.[2] In 1912 he was named as the governor of Östergötland County and remained in the office until his resignation in 1930.[3] Next he was made the Marshal of the Realm in 1930.[2]

He married Alice Trolle (1872–1953) in 1893, and they had two children.[2] Eric Trolle died of pneumonia at the Mössebergs sanatorium in Stockholm in 1934 while serving as Reich Marshal.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Axel Odelberg (2014). Med kungen som verktyg: Försvarsstriden, Borggårdstalet och Sven Hedin (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts. p. 13. ISBN 978-91-1-305709-5.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Alice Trolle, 1872-1953" (in Swedish). Kulturarv Östergotland. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Landshövding Eric Trolle" (in Swedish). Digitalt Museum. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Ove Gude
 Envoy of Sweden to Denmark
1905–1905 		Succeeded by
Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld
Preceded by Envoy of Sweden to the German Empire
1909–1912 		Succeeded by
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