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Major General
Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
Armfelt standing next to the bust of Alexander I by Johan Erik Lindh
Born
(1757-03-31)31 March 1757 Tarvasjoki, Swedish Empire
Died
19 August 1814(1814-08-19) (aged 57) Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire
Buried
Halikko Church
Allegiance
Sweden
Russian Empire
Service/branch
Swedish Army
Russian Army
Years of service
1780–1810
Rank
Major General
Unit
Life Guards
Commands held
Nyland Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Battle of Elgsö
Battle of Kärnakoski
Battle of Savitaipal
War of the Third Coalition War of the Fourth Coalition
Great Sortie of Stralsund
Franco-Swedish War Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09
Battle of Lier
Awards
Royal Order of the Seraphim
Order of the Sword
Lord of the Realm
Spouse(s)
Hedvig Ulrika De la Gardie
(m. 1785)
Children
8
Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (Russian: Граф Густав-Маврикий Максимович Армфельт, tr, Gustav-Mavrikiy Maksimovich Armfel't; 31 March 1757 – 19 August 1814)[1] was a Finnish-Swedish-Russian courtier and diplomat. In Finland, he is considered one of the greatest Finnish statesmen. His advice to Russia's Tsar Alexander I was of utmost importance for securing the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland.
[2]
^"Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-4538-1416928957144.
^"Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt". Biografisket Lexikon of Finland. Archived from the original on June 6, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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