Henrik Jakob von Düben (; May 31, 1733 – March 25, 1805) was a Swedish freiherr, diplomat, master of ceremonies and hofmarschall. Biography Henrik Jakob von Düben was born in Stockholm in 1733 to composer Anders von Düben the Younger and Christina Sparwenfeld. In addition, he was the grandson of composer Gustaf Düben on his father's side and linguist Johan Gabriel Sparwenfeld on his mother's side. von Düben studied at the University of Uppsala in 1746, and got sent to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1767, where he served as the Swedish envoy to Warsaw. von Düben had an attentive relationship with the French ballet dancer Élisabeth Soligny, which resulted in von Düben fathering an illegitimate child with Soligny. von Düben married Julie af Petersens (1765–1791) in 1781, she was a daughter of Herman Petersen and Charlotta Bedoire. von Düben later married his cousin's daughter Gustava Charlotta von Düben in 1795. Appointments Recipient of the Order of the Polar Star. Recipient of the Order of Saint Stanislaus . Recipient of the Order of the White Eagle . References External links 1733 births 1805 deaths Swedish diplomats Age of Liberty people 18th-century Swedish businesspeople Swedish people of German descent Swedish people of Dutch descent Swedish people of Belgian descent Uppsala University alumni Businesspeople from Stockholm Swedish expatriates in Poland Barons of Sweden Ambassadors of Sweden to Poland Henrik Jakob