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Paul Krogius (1724 - 1792) was a Finnish bishop.

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Johan Schenmark (1753 - 1837)

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Olof Celsius den yngre(15 Dec 1716 - 15 Feb 1794) was a professor of history at the University of Uppsala from 1747, the bishop of the diocese of Lund in 1777 and member of the Swedish Academy from 1786.

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Jacob Axelsson Lindblom (27 July 1746, in Skeda, Östergötland – 15 February 1819, in Uppsala) was a Swedish scholar who eventually became archbishop of Uppsala, a position he held between 1805-1819. Axelsson Lindblom was a favorite of Gustavus III, who made him bishop of Linköping in December 1786, in spite of the fact that he wasn't even ordained, a situation remedied a few days after the appointment.

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Magnus Lehnberg (22 May 1758 - 9 Dec 1808) was a Swedish theologian, member of the Swedish Academy 1789-1808, Bishop of the Diocese of Linköping 1805-1808.

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Count Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg (25 November 1731 – 30 March 1808) was a Swedish writer. Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg was born in Suinstad, Östergötland and died in Stockholm. He was one of the leading lights of Tankebyggarorden (Order of the Thought-builders), one of the earliest literary societies, which was founded by Carl Fredrik Eckleff. Gyllenborg was also one of the original members of the Swedish Academy, where he held Seat 13 from the founding of the Academy until his death in 1808.

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Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (31 March 1757 – 19 August 1814) displayed great valour in the field during this time. In 1788, when the Danes unexpectedly invaded Sweden and threatened Gothenburg, Armfelt organized the Dalecarlian levies under the king's direction and led them to victory. He remained absolutely faithful to King Gustav when nearly the whole of the Swedish nobility fell away from him. Armfelt distinguished himself in the later phases of the Russo-Swedish War, eventually becoming the Swedish plenipotentiary who negotiated the war's demise with the Treaty of Värälä in August 1790. Armfelt had been seriously wounded in the battle of Savitaipale in June 1790. During the reign of Gustav III, his influence was paramount in Sweden, though Armfelt protested against his master's headstrong championship of his subjects.On his deathbed in 1792, King Gustav III committed the care of his infant son to Armfelt and appointed him to the Privy Council, which was to advise the new regent, the king's younger brother, Charles. Armfelt was also appointed as the Over-Governor of Stockholm, but the new regent was staunchly anti-Gustavian and sent Armfelt to serve as the Swedish ambassador to Naples in order to get rid of him. From Naples, Armfelt began secret communications with Catherine II, arguing that she should bring about by means of a military intervention a change in the Swedish government in favour of the Gustavians. The plot, though, was discovered by spies for the regent, who immediately sent a Swedish man-of-war to Naples to seize him. With the assistance of the exiled British Queen Caroline, he was just barely able to escape. He fled to Russia, where he was interned at Kaluga 1794–1797. At home, he was condemned to death as a traitor and his property confiscated. His mistress, Magdalena Rudenschöld, was judged for complicity and pilloried on the Riddarhus Square before being imprisoned for two years in Stockholm.When Gustav IV of Sweden attained his majority, Armfelt was completely rehabilitated and sent as Swedish ambassador to Vienna in 1802, but was obliged to quit the post two years later for sharply attacking the Austrian government's attitude towards Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Count Johan August Sandels (August 31, 1764 – January 22, 1831) was a Swedish soldier and politician, being appointed Governor-general of Norway (Riksståthållare in Swedish, Rigsstatholder in Dano-Norwegian) 1818 and Field Marshal in 1824. He also served as acting Over-Governor of Stockholm in 1815.

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Count Baltzar Bogislaus von Platen (29 May 1766 – 6 December 1829) was a Swedish naval officer and statesman. He was born on the island of Rügen (now Germany) to Philip Julius Bernhard von Platen, Field Marshal and the Swedish Governor General of Pomerania, and Regina Juliana von Usedom.

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Curt Bogislaus Ludvig Kristoffer von Stedingk (26 October 1746 – 7 January 1837) was a count of the von Stedingk family, and a successful Swedish army officer and diplomat who played a prominent role in Swedish foreign policy for several decades. In 1763, after von Stedingk completed his studies at Uppsala University, he began his military career, and rose quickly through the ranks in the Royal Suédois regiment in France, which was owned by his friend count Axel von Fersen. Both von Stedingk and Axel von Fersen were both close friends of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and spent much time in Versailles. By 1788, he had become colonel en chef, and by 1783, he was in charge of a larger army unit in Finland, then an internal part of Sweden. During the American Revolutionary War, when France sent troops under the command of Marquis de LaFayette in support of the American colonies, von Stedingk went overseas to America in 1779. At Siege of Savannah in October 1779, he commanded the left column of the attacking force, and planted the American flag on the last line of enemy trenches, but was wounded by enemy crossfire, and forced to retreat, with 20 men, all wounded like he was. For this, he was decorated by the French and received a lifetime pension. He was also recognized as a hero for his acts during the naval Battle of Grenada fought against Vice Admiral John Byron on 6 July 1779. For his feats in battle, von Stedingk was made a member of the Society of the Cincinnati by George Washington in 1783. However, the King of Sweden at that time, Gustav III, forbade him to wear the insignia as they were awarded to him by a revolting people. During the Russo-Swedish War started by King Gustav III in 1788, von Stedingk commanded the defence of Savolax. His forces repeatedly defeated Russian forces that greatly outnumbered the Swedes, and von Stedingk was promoted to major general. He was Ambassador to Russia in St. Petersburg in two turns - all in all almost 20 years.

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Carl Carlsson Mörner (1 December 1755 in Jönköping – 24 June 1821 in Stockholm) was a Swedish nobleman, officer, and politician. After rising through the ranks after being accepted as a cadet in 1771, he was made field marshal in 1816, and served as Governor-general of Norway from 1816 to 1818. He was made count of Tuna in 1800. He was married to Charlotta Arfwedson, was commonly known to be his political adviser.

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Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor (1744 in Fluxerum – May 1814 in Stockholm) was a Swedish noble military officer and one of the Lords of the Realm. He is probably best known from his time as field marshal of Finland during the Finnish War and for participating in the coup that dethroned Gustav IV of Sweden.

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Baron Philip Julius Bernhard von Platen (14 March 1732 - 23 April 1805) was a Swedish baron, Field Marshal and Governor General. After Gustav III climbed to the government in 1772, he was appointed colonel of the North Skane cavalry and 1776 to Major General. By his conduct as avid member of chivalry royalist minority at the 1786 Riksdag acquired von Platen, Gustaf III's favor and was promoted to lieutenant general in 1788 and became the Seraphim knights 1790. Of förmyndarstyrelsen Acting General Commander in Scania in 1792 and General in 1795, he was appointed the following year to a of the country's men, Governor General of Pomerania and Greifswald academy chancellor, became a baron in 1797 and 1799 field marshal. After being dismissed in 1800 from the governor general exclusion, he died in Dornhof April 23, 1805.

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Count Johan August Meijerfeldt (4 May 1725 - 21 April 1800) was a Swedish military commander. He became Field Marshal( Swedish: fältmarskalk) in 1790. He was appointed commander of the armed forces on land in Finland during Gustav III's Russian War of 1788-1790.

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Count Hans Henrik von Essen (26 September 1755 – 28 June 1824) was a Swedish officer, courtier and statesman. He was appointed Colonel in 1787, Major General in 1795 and Field Marshal in 1811. He served as the Over-Governor of Stockholm from 1795 to 1797 and as the Governor-General of Pomerania from 1800 to 1809. Upon the revolution of 1809 he received the title of count and a place in the Council of State. In 1810 he was sent as Ambassador to Paris by Charles XIII, and his negotiations with Napoleon's ministers restored Pomerania to Sweden.

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Charles XIII & II, also known as Duke Charles (YOU SHOULD USE THIS NAME IN THE GAME)(Duke of Södermanland) during Gustav III's reign, was appointed Grand Admiral when he was but few days old. On the outbreak of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788 he served with distinction as admiral of the fleet, especially at the battles of Hogland (7 June 1788) and Öland (26 July 1789). On the latter occasion he would have won a signal victory but for the unaccountable remissness of his second-in-command, Admiral Liljehorn.

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Bror Cederström (7 Sept 1754 - 8 Aug 1816) included early on in the military. He became a colonel in 1786, and led the war against Russia in command of the life guards. During the regency after Gustav III's death Cederström together with Carl von Cardell Carl Gottfried von Helvig began the reorganization of the Swedish artillery, whose director he became 1794. In 1793 he was promoted to Major General. Cederström 1802 became president of the Board of War and the Inspector-General of Cavalry and was promoted the following year to lieutenant general.

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Adolf Ludvig Stierneld (September 1, 1755 – July 31, 1835) was a Swedish baron, politician, courtier and collector of historical documents. Recent historical research has revealed him to be one of Sweden's best and most prolific document forgers. He was born in Stockholm and died in Gripsholm.Stierneld appeared among the opposition to Gustav III of Sweden in the Riksdag of 1786 and 1789, where he was one of the leaders of the nobility. During the Riksdag of 1789, he belonged to the members of the noble opposition against the absolutist reform of the Union and Security Act, and consequently belonged to the opposition arrested by the monarch during the Riksdag. When the others arrested were released, however, he was detained because of his connections to the Russian ambassador, and placed in Varberg Fortress. In 1790, he was released in order to marry his fiancée Charlotte Gyldenstolpe, a courtier of the royal duchess Charlotte and a daughter of the king's favorite Nils Philip Gyldenstolpe: the connections of his spouse secured his rehabilitation, and he was appointed court chamberlain in 1792.

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Johan af Puke (16 Feb 1751 - 21 April 1816) was a Swedish Count and a naval commander. In 1785, he was a major, and in 1788 the Gustav III's Russian war, he participated on board the frigate Freya in the naval battle of Hogland. Later, he participated as a lieutenant colonel on board the ship of the line Dristigheten in the naval battle of Oland.

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Victor Karl Ernst Berend Heinrich von Stedingk (11 November 1751 - 30 November 1823) was a Swedish baron and admiral. He was the brother of Curt von Stedingk.

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