Count Lars von Engeström (24 December 1751 – 19 August 1826) was a Swedish statesman and diplomat. He served as the first Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1809 to 1824, and as the Chancellor of Lund University from 1810 to 1824. 1782-87 envoy in Vienna, 1788-92 envoy in Warsaw, 1793-95 envoy in London, 1795 ambassador in Vienna. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1810. References and notes External links Lars von Engeström - Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (in Swedish) 1751 births 1826 deaths Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 18th-century Swedish nobility 19th-century Swedish politicians Ambassadors of Sweden to Austria Ambassadors of Sweden to Poland Ambassadors of Sweden to the United Kingdom Gustavian era people Knights of the Order of Charles XIII