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(Redirected from Eric Trolle (1863-1934)) For the elected regent of Sweden, see Erik Trolle. Swedish diplomat and governor (1863–1934)

His ExcellencyEric 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 by	Arvid Taube
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1905–1909

Personal details
Born	Eric Birger Trolle 1863
Died	1934 (aged 70–71) Stockholm
Nationality	Swedish
Spouse	Alice Trolle
Children	2

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

Biography

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

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

References

Axel Odelberg (2014). Med kungen som verktyg: Försvarsstriden, Borggårdstalet och Sven Hedin (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts. p. 13. ISBN 978-91-1-305709-5.
^ "Alice Trolle, 1872-1953" (in Swedish). Kulturarv Östergotland. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
"Landshövding Eric Trolle" (in Swedish). Digitalt Museum. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

External links

Media related to Eric Trolle at Wikimedia Commons

Diplomatic posts
Preceded byOve Gude	Envoy of Sweden to Denmark 1905–1905	Succeeded byKnut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld
Preceded byArvid Taube	Envoy of Sweden to the German Empire 1909–1912	Succeeded byArvid Taube

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