Carl Fredrik Ehrensvärd

Carl Fredrik Ehrensvärd (January 7, 1767 – 1815) was a Swedish baron, soldier, farmer and political writer who was convicted of involvement in the murder of Gustav III in 1792 and sentenced to death.

Following his forced departure from Sweden, he eventually settled in Denmark where he met the author and mother of Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd whom he married.

He received his first military training in the royal guard, working as a page for Louisa Ulrika of Prussia and eventually rose to the rank of first lieutenant in the artillery.

[1] This branch of the army contained some of the most dedicated opponents of Gustav III and his dissatisfaction with the king, which had started when he was employed as a page, increased.

[3] Following his expulsion from Sweden he initially went to Germany, where he planned to seek employment with the French army but the revolution made this impossible and after a short time as a farmer in Holstein he decided to move to Denmark.