Carl August Ehrensvärd

Count Carl August Ehrensvärd (5 May 1745 – 21 May 1800) was a Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect.

For the Swedish admiral and politician, see Carl August Ehrensvärd (1858–1944). For the Swedish military officer, see Carl August Ehrensvärd (1892–1974).
Carl August Ehrensvärd
Born(1745-05-05)5 May 1745
Stockholm, Sweden
Died21 May 1800(1800-05-21) (aged 55)
Örebro, Sweden
Service/branchSwedish Navy
Years of service1753–1794
RankGeneral admiral
Commands heldArchipelago fleet (1784–88)
Battles/warsPomeranian War
Russo-Swedish War
RelationsSof of Augustin Ehrensvärd
Grandfather of Albert Ehrensvärd

Ehrensvärd was born in Stockholm, and died in Örebro. Though active as a naval officer during his entire life, he is mostly remembered for the burlesque caricatures of often famous people from his era with which he decorated his letters. Some of his writings were published by Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet.

In 1790, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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