| Honorific Prefix: | General Count |
| Gustaf Löwenhielm | |
| Birth Name: | Gustaf Carl Fredrik Löwenhielm |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1771 |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Allegiance: | Sweden |
| Branch: | Swedish Army |
| Rank: | General |
| Unit: | Life Guards of Horse |
| Awards: | Royal Order of the Seraphim Order of the Sword Lord of the Realm |
| Laterwork: | Diplomat |
Count Gustaf Carl Fredrik Löwenhielm (6 October 1771 – 29 July 1856) was a Swedish general and diplomat.[1]
Löwenhielm was born on 6 October 1771 in the Royal Court Parish (Hovförsamlingen), Stockholm County, Sweden, the son of Lord Chancellor, Count (1743–1810) and Countess Augusta Fersen (1754–1846). He was the grandson of Privy Councillor (1701–1768).[1]
Löwenhielm attended the University of Strasbourg from 1781–87. He participated with his regiment in the 1788–90. He was a cavalry inspector 1804–09, colonel and general adjutant in Pomerania and Saxony in 1805–06. In 1808, he was severely wounded at Pyhäjoki and fell into Russian captivity until his release in 1809.
He participated in the election of Charles XIV John of Sweden to the Swedish throne and served as his envoy to several foreign powers between 1810 until 1837 and as such participated in many important political events. He was also the director of the Royal Theatres (Royal Swedish Opera and the Royal Dramatic Theatre) in 1812-1818 and introduced several lasting reforms to its management.
Löwenhielm married Cléonice Ifigenie de Baguet (born on 22 March 1798, in Nîmes, died on 8 May 1853, in Paris) on 18 March 1826, in Paris. She was the daughter of Colonel de Baguet and his wife, née Ducayla.[1]
He was the father of Marguerite Augusta Marie Löwenhielm, duchesse de Fitz-James.