Georg Magnus Sprengtporten

Your High Excellency
Georg Magnus Sprengtporten
Portrait by Carl Fredrich Brander
Count
Personal details
Born(1740-12-16)16 December 1740
Porvoo, Kingdom of Sweden
Died13 October 1819(1819-10-13) (aged 78)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
RelationsJacob Magnus Sprengtporten (brother)
AwardsOrder of Saint Alexander Nevsky

Count Georg Magnus Sprengtporten (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.

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