Sparre

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

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