Erik Brahe (1722–1756)

Erik Brahe, 1722–1756.

Erik Brahe (Stockholm, 23 June 1722 – 23 July 1756, Stockholm), was a Swedish count. He was executed for treason as one of the conspirators participating in the failed coup d'etat of queen Louisa Ulrika, the Coup of 1756.

He was the son of count Nils Brahe and Fredrika Vilhelmina Stenbock. He married 1745 to Eva Catharina Sack (1727–1753) and 1754 to Stina Piper, and became the father of Per Eriksson Brahe and Magnus Fredrik Brahe. Early on, he became a member of the Hovpartiet, with the goal to reintroduce absolute monarchy. He participated in the queen's failed Coup of 1756. He was judged guilty of treason and executed.

References

• Eric Brahe i Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Erik Naumann)

External links

• Media related to Erik Brahe (1722–1756) at Wikimedia Commons