Your High Excellency Georg Magnus Sprengtporten | |
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 Portrait by Carl Fredrich Brander | |
| Count | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1740 Porvoo, Kingdom of Sweden |
| Died | 13 October 1819 (aged 78) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Relations | Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten (brother) |
| Awards | Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky |
Count Georg Magnus Sprengtporten[a] (16 December 1740 – 13 October 1819) was a Finland–Swedish politician, count, baron, and general of the infantry.
Sprengtporten is a controversial figure in the national histories of Sweden, Finland, and Russia. In Sweden, he is viewed as a traitor for defecting to the Russian court. In Finland, his legacy is divisive because he betrayed Sweden but also contributed to Finland's independence from Sweden as a patriot. In Russia, he is viewed as a statesman who played a key role in establishing the Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire.[1][2][3][4][5]
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- ^ Seura (2021-12-06). "Suomesta tavoiteltiin tasavaltaa jo 1700-luvulla – Aatelinen upseeri Yrjö Sprengtporten oli asialla tukijoukkoineen". Seura.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
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- ^ Yrjö-Koskinen, Yrjö Sakari (1870). Yrjö Maunu Sprengtporten'ista ja Suomen itsenäisyydestä. Helsingissä: K. E. Holm.
- ^ Kuusi, Sakari (1928). Suuria suomalaisia. 3: Yrjö Maunu Sprengtporten, Kaarle Juhana Adlercreutz, Jaakko Tengström, Mattias Calonius, Robert Henrik Rehbinder. Jyväskylä: Gummerus.