Henrik Jakob von Düben

Baron Henrik Jakob von Düben (31 May 1733 – 25 March 1805) was a Swedish freiherr, envoy, and hofmarschall.[1]

Henrik Jakob von Düben
Portrait by Gustaf Lundberg in 1780.
Swedish Envoy to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
In office
1767–1772
Mission chief at the Swedish embassy in Warsaw
In office
1767–1769
Personal details
Born31 May 1733
Stockholm, Sweden
Died25 March 1805(1805-03-25) (aged 71)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Spouse(s)Julie af Petersens
Alma materUppsala University

Biography

Henrik Jakob von Düben was born in Stockholm in 1733. He was one of thirteen children born to composer Anders von Düben the younger, son of Gustaf Düben. von Düben studied at the University of Uppsala in 1746. And got sent to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1767, where he served as the Swedish envoy to Warsaw.[2][3] He is a direct ancestor of Princess Anna of Bavaria.

von Düben married Julie af Petersens in his first marriage in 1781, she was a daughter of Herman Petersen. He later married his cousin's daughter Gustava Charlotta von Düben in 1795.[4]

Appointments

Ancestry


References

  1. Svenska memoarer och bref: Öfverste Brelins anteckningar, 1809-1818 (in Swedish). 1900. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. Annales d'histoire sociale et économique (in Polish). 1992. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. O'Regan, Christopher (10 May 2012). Ett märkvärdigt barn: Gustaf III:s son (in Swedish). ISBN 9789137139166. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. "Von Düben nr 139 - Adelsvapen-Wiki". www.adelsvapen.com.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Swedish Envoy to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1767–1772
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Carl Otto von Höpken
Mission chief at the Swedish embassy in Warsaw
1767–1769
Succeeded by


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