Sparre

Coat of arms of Counts Sparre af Sundby

Sparre (variously spelled Sperra, Sper, Spar) is a Scandinavian surname – originally borne by a noble family – and can refer to:

  • Aage Jepsen Sparre, Danish priest
  • Arvid Gustavsson Sparre (1245–1317), Lord of Ekholmen, Sweden
  • Axel Sparre (1652–1728), Swedish field marshal
  • Beata Sparre, Swedish courtier
  • Christian Sparre, Norwegian politician
  • Desirée Sparre-Enger, Norwegian pop singer
  • Erik Sparre (1550–1600), Swedish nobleman executed at the Linköping Bloodbath
  • Gustaf Adolf Sparre, Swedish art collector
  • Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre, Prime Minister for Justice of Sweden from 1848 to 1856
  • Gustaf Sparre (speaker), Speaker of the Första kammaren 1896–1908
  • Malise Sparre (d. 1389), claimant to the Earldom of Orkney

Various governors of Swedish counties:

  • Axel Sparre, Over-Governor of Stockholm from 1665 to 1673
  • Axel Wrede Sparre, Over-Governor of Stockholm from 1770 to 1772
  • Carl Georg Sparre, Governor of Norrbotten County from 1825 to 1836
  • Carl Gustaf Sparre, Governor of Södermanland County from 1737 to 1739
  • Carl Larsson Sparre, Governor of Västernorrland County from 1664 to 1677
  • Carl Sparre, Governor of Gävleborg County from 1763 and 1772 and Over-Governor of Stockholm from 1773 to 1791
  • Erik Carlsson Sparre, Governor of Södermanland County from 1657 to 1678
  • Erik Samuel Sparre, Governor of Gävleborg County from 1813 to 1843
  • Fredrik Henrik Sparre, Governor of Gävleborg County from 1762 to 1763
  • Göran Bengtsson Sparre af Rossvik, Governor of Södermanland County from 1653 to 1657
  • Knut Sparre, Governor of Jämtland County from 1895 to 1906
  • Svante Larsson Sparre, Governor of Stockholm County and Uppsala County from 1649 to 1651

See also

  • Sparr (disambiguation)
Surname list
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