Erik Teodor Marks von Würtemberg (1861, Björnlunda

Björnlunda

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 – 1937) was a Swedish

Sweden

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 friherre

Freiherr

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, jurist

Jurist

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, and politician

Politician

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. He served as Foreign Minister of Sweden

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

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 1923-24 representing the General Electoral Union

Moderate Party

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He was a member of the Swedish Supreme Court (Högsta domstolen) 1903–20 and chief judge of the Svea Court of Appeal

Svea Court of Appeal

The Svea Court of Appeal , located in Stockholm, is one of six appellate courts in the Swedish legal system. It was founded in 1614 and was the highest court in Sweden until 1789, when the Supreme Court of Sweden was established....

 (Svea hovrätt) 1920–31.
This article is a translation of the corresponding article on the Swedish Wikipedia, accessed February 8, 2007.