Sixten Sparre

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Sixten Sparre
Sixten Sparre ca 1888.jpg
BornSeptember 27, 1854
Malmö, Sweden
DiedJuly 19, 1889 (aged 34)
Tåsinge, Denmark
NationalitySwedish
Spouse(s)
Luitgard Adelcreutz
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(m. 1880)​
Partner(s)Elvira Madigan

Bengt Edvard Sixten "Sigge" Sparre af Rossvik (September 27, 1854 – July 19, 1889) was a Swedish nobleman, lieutenant, cavalry officer, journalist, poet, mostly known for the murder on circus performer Elvira Madigan in a murder-suicide act. Their story has since been subject to several theatrical and cinematic productions,[1][2][3] such as that of Bo Widerberg in 1967.[4]

Early life[]

Sparre af Rossvik was born on 27 September 1854 in Malmö, Sweden, the son of Sigge Rossvik and Adelaide Peijron.[5]

Personal life[]

In 1880, he married Countess Luitgard "Lycka" Adlercreutz.[5]

Sparre and Madigan were both buried at Tåsinge graveyard.[6]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Borgström, Camilla (2021-04-12). "Kathinka Lindhe: Jag hittade sanningen om Sixten Sparre". www.allas.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  2. ^ Radio, Sveriges. "Drabbad av skandalen - Släktband". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  3. ^ "Malin Ullgren: Missa inte – sista veckan med Elvira och Sixten". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2019-06-24. ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  4. ^ Ahlberg, Ulrika (2021-01-17). "Kathinka Lindhe om sin släkting Sixten Sparre: "Han var en kallblodig mördare"". hallandsposten.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  5. ^ a b Lewenhaupt 1922, p. 1133.
  6. ^ Lindorm 1936, p. 240.

Bibliography[]

  • Lewenhaupt, Claës C:son (1922). Sveriges Ridderskaps och Adels Kalender 1923 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag.
  • (1936). Oscar II och hans tid. En bokfilm (in Swedish). pp. 240–241.
  • Ejbye-Ernst, Arne (1954). Det Danske Mayerling-drama (in Danish).
  • Jansen, Henrik M. (1987). Elvira Madigan & Sixten Sparre (in Danish). Ringe: Forl. Misteltenen. ISBN 87-87769-09-3.
  • Enevig, Anders (2005). Fakta om Elvira Madigan og Sixten Sparre (in Danish). Odder: Wisby & Wilkens. ISBN 87-89191-67-6.
  • Grönqvist, Klas (2013). En droppe föll – En bok om Elvira Madigan (in Swedish). Norsborg. ISBN 978-91-7517-506-5.
  • Lindhe, Kathinka (2014). Sorgeliga saker hände: Elvira Madigan, Sixten och mig: en historia om Lycka, berättad 125 år senare (in Swedish). Halmstad: Utblick media. ISBN 978-91-86709-31-0.
  • Lindhe, Kathinka (2020). Vacker var han, utav börd: Sixten Sparre, mannen som mördade Elvira Madigan (in Swedish). Lund: Ekström & Garay. ISBN 978-91-89308-29-9.

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