Carl Fredrik Ehrensvärd (January 7, 1767 – 1815) was a Swedish baron, soldier, farmer and political writer who was convicted of involvement in the murder of Gustav III in 1792 and sentenced to death. The sentence was later changed by the supreme court and his life was spared on the condition that he left the country for good. He was stripped of his status as baron and his civil rights were revoked. Following his forced departure from Sweden, he eventually settled in Denmark where he met the author and mother of Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd whom he married.
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Early life
Ehrensvärd joined the military at an early age. He received his first military training in the royal guard, working as a page for Louisa Ulrika of Prussia and eventually rose to the rank of first lieutenant in the artillery.
This branch of the army contained some of the most dedicated opponents of Gustav III and his dissatisfaction with the king, which had started when he was employed as a page, increased.