Historedia
Person

Louis De Geer

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1876–1883

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Louis De Geer, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Louis De Geer becomes Sweden's first Prime Minister

    1876

    Role: First Prime Minister of Sweden

    1. 1876 · Sweden (national institutional context; no specific location stated in sources)Creation of the Prime Minister Office

      Constitutional reform in 1876 created the office of Prime Minister, elevating Louis De Geer from Prime Minister for Justice to the new head of government role.

  2. Louis De Geer resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden; Count Arvid Posse succeeds

    1880–1883

    Role: Prime Minister of Sweden

    1. April 1880 · SwedenDe Geer Resignation

      Louis De Geer resigned as Prime Minister in April 1880 due to the failure of his efforts to settle the armaments issue.

    2. 19 April 1880 · SwedenPosse Succession

      Count Arvid Posse entered government on 19 April 1880, being appointed Prime Minister following De Geer's resignation.

    3. 13 June 1883 · SwedenPosse Resignation

      Arvid Posse resigned as Prime Minister on 13 June 1883 following political defeats over military proposals.

Sources

  1. Louis Gerhard De Geer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12