Anders Gustaf von Düben

Anders Gustaf von Düben (2 June 1785 – 4 October 1846) was a Swedish freiherr, painter,[2] diarist and military officer.[3] Von Düben is particularly known for being the last Swedish person sentenced to exile due to his involvement in the Düben-Vegesack-treason.[3][4]

Freiherr

Anders Gustaf von Düben
Born2 June 1785
Stockholm, Sweden
Died4 October 1846 (1846-10-05) (aged 61)
Hedvig Eleonora Parish, Stockholm, Sweden
Buried10 October 1846[1]
Hedvig Eleonora Church
Wars and battlesFranco-Swedish War
Noble familyvon Düben
Spouse(s)Carolina Maria, Baroness von Düben (m. 1810; died 1846) (née Eckhardt)
IssueViktor
Cesar
FatherHenrik Jakob von Düben
MotherJulie af Petersens

Biography

Anders Gustaf was born son of the diplomat Henrik Jakob von Düben and Julie af Petersens.[5] He was of French, Dutch, German and Scottish descent, descending from French huguenots residing in Saintogne on his grandmother Charlotta Bedoire's side. In addition, von Düben descends from several wealthy businessmen and academic personnel. von Düben himself had personal ties to the late royal house of Holstein-Gottorp that used to reign the Kingdom of Sweden.[6]

Artistry

Von Düben was a participating painter at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts' art exhibition in 1826.[7]

The Düben-Vegesack-treason
Gustav, Prince of Vasa.

Von Düben was the last Swedish person sentenced to exile, along with Johan Fredrik Ernst von Vegesack, due to their ties to the late Hereditary Prince of Sweden. von Düben's ties to Gustav, Prince of Vasa was established during the Prince's infant years.[8]

Timeline

Von Vegesack, who at the time was stationed in Berlin, sent a letter to his friend von Düben, asking him to meet up with Gustav, Prince of Wasa, during a sejour to Vienna in the winter of 1832.[9] The letter was intercepted, leading to von Düben and von Vegesack being accused of treacherous acts.[10][8][11] Which consequently led to the arrest of barons von Veseack and von Düben on the Charge of High Treason.[12]

He returned to Sweden in 1835.[13]

Family

In 1810, he married a woman native to Swedish Pomerania; Carolina Maria Eckhardt[14] (1794–1861), she was a daughter of typographer Johann Heinrich Eckhardt.[15]

Appointments

References
  1. Hedvig Eleonora FI:9 (1841-1852) Photo 182 / Page 354
  2. "Vy av borgruin och tecknande soldat by Anders Gustav vonDüben". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  3. Hofberg, Herman; Heurlin, Frithiof; Millqvist, Viktor; Rubenson, Olof (1906). "8. Düben, Anders Gustaf von (Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  4. Svea: folk-kalender för (in Swedish). Bonnier. 1876.
  5. "Af Petersens nr 2071 - Adelsvapen-Wiki". www.adelsvapen.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  6. "Våra siste landsförviste". tidningar.kb.se. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  7. "Stockholms Auktionsverk Online | 302274 - Gustaf von Düben blandteknik". ett föremål på Onlineauktion. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  8. Hultman, Harald (1974). Prinsen av Vasa: den siste gustavianen (in Swedish). Bonnier. ISBN 978-91-0-039377-9.
  9. Ridderstad, C. F. (1882). Regnbågen: Interiörer från olika tider Anteckningar och minnen (in Swedish). Ridderstad.
  10. Etnologiska källskrifter (in Swedish). Institutet för Folklivsforskning. 1953.
  11. Sweden; Lindeberg, Anders (1839). Bidrag till Sveriges Historia efter den 5 November 1810. [By A. Lindeberg.] (in Swedish).
  12. Bloomfield, Benjamin Bloomfield; Bloomfield, Georgiana Liddell Bloomfield (1884). Memoir of Benjamin, Lord Bloomfield. Cornell University Library. London, Chapman and Hall.
  13. "Düben, Düben von, släkt - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  14. Sveriges ridderskaps- och adels-kalender: 1865 (in Swedish). Bonnier. 1864.
  15. Gabriel), Gabriel Anrep (i e Johan (1858). Svenska adelns ättar-taflor utgifna: Abrahamsson-Graufelt (in Swedish). P. A. Norstedt & Son̈er.
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