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Alexander Sweder (1703-1768)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks	Biography Alexander Sweder. (1703-1768) (aka. Baron von Spaen - Colonel Spaen) Son of Alexander Bernhard Sweder (1669-1745) and Johanna van Laer. Married (1749) to Elisabeth Agnès Jacoba de Nassau La Lecq (1724-1798), a niece of Count Nassau's. Life with James Boswell: Boswell was invited to dine with the Colonel and his family at the Hague on December 21, 1763, after having received a introduction to Von Spaen from the Countess of Nassau Beverweerd. He was warmly received, and visited and/or dined with the Baron a further couple of times during his stay in Holland. On June 19, 1764, he stopped by to visit the Baron at his castle, Bellevue in Kleves, on one of the first days of his tour of German courts together with Lord Marischal and Madame de Froment. Notes: Main sources for this article are Boswell in Holland and the website Charriere.nl. This article was last updated at March 10 2008 12:50:54 CET Other links of possible interest	Other biographies that refer to Alexander Sweder: Reynst, Pieter van Nassau, Elisabeth van Nassau, Catherina Wylich, Friedrich
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Alexander Sweder (1703-1768)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks

Biography

Alexander Sweder. (1703-1768) (aka. Baron von Spaen - Colonel Spaen)

Son of Alexander Bernhard Sweder (1669-1745) and Johanna van Laer. Married (1749) to Elisabeth Agnès Jacoba de Nassau La Lecq (1724-1798), a niece of Count Nassau's.

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell was invited to dine with the Colonel and his family at the Hague on December 21, 1763, after having received a introduction to Von Spaen from the Countess of Nassau Beverweerd. He was warmly received, and visited and/or dined with the Baron a further couple of times during his stay in Holland.

On June 19, 1764, he stopped by to visit the Baron at his castle, Bellevue in Kleves, on one of the first days of his tour of German courts together with Lord Marischal and Madame de Froment.

Notes:

Main sources for this article are Boswell in Holland and the website Charriere.nl.

This article was last updated at March 10 2008 12:50:54 CET

Other links of possible interest

Other biographies that refer to Alexander Sweder:

Reynst, Pieter
van Nassau, Elisabeth
van Nassau, Catherina
Wylich, Friedrich

© 2004-2008 Thomas Frandzen. Read About this site for further info and disclaimer.

Please mail comments and corrections to webmaster@jamesboswell.info

This URL was last modified: June 01 2008 22:08:34.