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Jonas Alströmer (1877–1955)

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[[Freiherr#Swedish and Danish–Norwegian title|''Friherre'']] '''Jonas Magnus Alströmer''' (21 August 1877 – 30 November 1955) was a Swedish [[diplomat]] and chamberlain.

==Career==
Alströmer was born in Lunda, [[Nyköping Municipality]], Sweden, the son of ''Friherre'' Jonas Alströmer, a factory manager, and his wife Sigrid Björkenheim. He received a [[Doctor of both laws|Bachelor of both laws]] degree at [[Uppsala University]] in 1903 and did his clerkship from 1903 to 1906. Alströmer was assistant at the [[Ministry for Rural Affairs (Sweden)|Ministry of Agriculture]] in 1906 and was acting legal clerk (''domänfiskal'') at the Swedish Forest Service (''Domänstyrelsen'') in 1907. He was then became Second Secretary at the [[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)|Ministry for Foreign Affairs]] in 1908 and First Secretary in 1912. Alströmer was appointed [[Chamberlain (office)|chamberlain]] in 1914 and acting head of department in 1914 as well as acting legation counselor in [[Paris]] in 1917.<ref name="Harnesk (1948), p. 39">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) |url=https://ift.tt/2TgeWyl |page=39}}</ref>

Alströmer became legation counselor in [[London]] in 1919, and in 1920 he was the [[Swedish Red Cross]]' representative at the [[International Law Association]]'s conference in [[Portsmouth]]. The same year, Alströmer was delegated at a conference in London on the continued publication of the international catalog of natural science literature in 1920. He was also a member of the international committee for the preparation of proposals for international regulations concerning prisoners of war treatment from 1920 to 1921. The same year he became resident minister at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm and head of the personnel and administrative department. In 1922 he became envoy in [[Bern]], also accredited to [[Vienna]] and [[Budapest]] from 1923. He was delegated at the [[International Committee of the Red Cross|International Red Cross]] Conference in [[Geneva]] in 1923 and 1925. Alströmer became acting envoy in [[Bucharest]], [[Athens]] and [[Belgrade]] in 1925. He was representative of the trade treaty negotiation with [[Greece]] in 1926 and with [[Romania]] from 1930 to 1931. Alströmer was also representative in negotiations with Greece regarding ship's survey from 1928 to 1929 and clearing agreements in 1932.<ref name="Harnesk (1948), p. 39"/>

==Personal life==
In 1921, he married Rigmor Tvermoes (died 1925). In 1936 he married Adine Peyron.

He was the owner of Naddö mansion in [[Vadstena Municipality]].<ref name="Harnesk (1948), p. 39"/>

He was a Honorary citizen of [[Nafplio|Nauplion]] in [[Greece]].<ref name="Harnesk (1948), p. 39"/>

==Awards and decorations==

===Swedish===
*[[Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|King Oscar II and Queen Sofia's Golden Wedding Medal]] (1907)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1915), p. 84"></ref>
*[[Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal]] (1948)<ref></ref>
*[[Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal]] (1928)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1931), p. 194"></ref>
*Commander Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Polar Star]] (16 June 1933)<ref></ref>

===Foreign===
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]] (between 1931 and 1935)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1931), p. 194"/><ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1935), p. 202"></ref>
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Phoenix (Greece)|Order of the Phoenix]] (between 1931 and 1935)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1931), p. 194"/><ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1935), p. 202"/>
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of St. Sava]] (between 1928 and 1931)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1931), p. 194"/><ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1928), p. 188"></ref>
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Romania)|Order of the Crown]] (between 1931 and 1935)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1931), p. 194"/><ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1935), p. 202"/>
*First Class of the [[Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary|Hungarian Cross of Merit]] (between 1925 and 1928)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1928), p. 188"/><ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1925), p. 187"></ref>
*Grand Officer of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] (between 1921 and 1925)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1925), p. 187"/><ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1921), p. 173"></ref>
*Commander of the [[Order of Saint Alexander (Bulgaria)|Order of Saint Alexander]] (between 1921 and 1925<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1925), p. 187"/><ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1921), p. 173"/>
*Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Italy]] (between 1910 and 1915)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1915), p. 84"/><ref name="Svensk rikskalender (1909), p. 55"> |page=55}}</ref>
*Officer of the [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]] (between 1910 and 1915)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1915), p. 84"/><ref name="Svensk rikskalender (1909), p. 55"/>
*Officer of the [[Legion of Honour]] (between 1918 and 1921)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1921), p. 173"/><ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1918), p. 86"></ref>
*Knight Third Class of the [[Order of the Crown (Prussia)|Order of the Crown]] (1908)<ref name="Svensk rikskalender (1908), p. 39"> |page=39}}</ref>
*Knight Third Class of the [[Order of Saint Anna]] (1909)<ref name="Svensk rikskalender (1908), p. 39"/><ref name="Svensk rikskalender (1909), p. 55"/>
*Fourth Class of the [[Order of the White Elephant]] (between 1915 and 1918)<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1915), p. 84"/><ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1918), p. 86"/>
*Knight Third Class of the [[Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)|Order of the Iron Crown]] (1909)<ref name="Svensk rikskalender (1908), p. 39"/><ref name="Svensk rikskalender (1909), p. 55"/>

==References==














[[Category:1877 births]]
[[Category:1955 deaths]]
[[Category:Consuls-general of Sweden]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Sweden to Switzerland]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Sweden to Hungary]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Sweden to Austria]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Sweden to Romania]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Sweden to Greece]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Sweden to Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:People from Nyköping Municipality]]
[[Category:Uppsala University alumni]]
[[Category:Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star]]


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