Arvid Taube
Arvid Taube | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1909–1911 | |
| Prime Minister | Arvid Lindman |
| Preceded by | Eric Trolle |
| Succeeded by | Albert Ehrensvärd the Younger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arvid Fredrik Taube 19 January 1853 |
| Died | 14 October 1916 (aged 63) Alingsås, Älvsborg County, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
Arvid Fredrik Taube (19 January 1853 – 14 October 1916) was a Swedish aristocrat who served as the foreign minister between 1909 and 1911 and also, held various diplomatic posts.
Biography[edit]
Taube was born on 19 January 1853.[1][2] He served as the head of the political department of the foreign ministry from 1892 to 1895.[3] His next post was the secretary to the cabinet between 1895 and 1900.[3]
He was the foreign minister for two years in the period of 1909–1911 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Arvid Lindman.[4] Taube replaced Eric Trolle in the post.[4] Taube's successor was Albert Ehrensvärd the Younger.[4] Before and after his post as foreign minister Taube was the ambassador of Sweden to Germany.[5]
Taube had a conservative political stance.[6] He was a supporter Germany, and when he was in office as foreign minister he proposed to establish a close alliance between Sweden and Germany against the Russian Empire in the case of war.[5] Taube also redesigned the foreign policy of Sweden due to the likelihood of war.[7]
Taube died in Alingsås on 14 October 1916.[1][2][8] He was buried there on 19 October.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Tobias C. Bringmann (2012). Handbuch der Diplomatie 1815-1963: Auswärtige Missionschefs in Deutschland und deutsche Missionschefs im Ausland von Metternich bis Adenauer (in German). De Gruyter. p. 382. ISBN 978-3-11-095684-9.
- ^ a b c "Taube, Arvid Fredrik". svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b Chris Cook; Tim Kirk; Bob Moore (1989). "T". Sources in European Political History. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 166. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-05098-7_20. ISBN 978-1-349-05100-7.
- ^ a b c Aryo Makko (2019). European Small States and the Role of Consuls in the Age of Empire. Leiden; Boston: Brill Nijhoff. pp. 225–226. doi:10.1163/9789004414389. ISBN 978-90-04-41437-2. S2CID 203203746.
- ^ a b Rikard Bengtsson (2000). "Uncertainty, risk, and trust: The Swedish—German general staff negotiations of 1910". Diplomacy and Statecraft. 11 (2): 40, 50. doi:10.1080/09592290008406156. S2CID 154133227.
- ^ Michael Jonas (2014). "Activism, Diplomacy and Swedish–German Relations during the First World War". New Global Studies. 8 (1): 39. doi:10.1515/ngs-2014-004.
- ^ Claudiu-Lucian Topor (2011). "Germany's policy and the diplomatic agenda of Romanian neutrality (1914-1916). The Prospect of a plan for an alliance with Sweden". Revista Română de Studii Baltice şi Nordice. 3 (1): 136.
- ^ Franklin D. Scott (June 1967). "Gustaf V and Swedish Attitudes toward Germany, 1915". The Journal of Modern History. 39 (2): 115. JSTOR 1877459.
External links[edit]
Media related to Arvid Taube at Wikimedia Commons
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