Sixten Sparre Explained

Sixten Sparre
Birth Date:	27 September 1854
Birth Place:	Malmö, Sweden
Death Date:	19 July 1889 (aged 34)
Death Place:	Tåsinge, Denmark
Nationality:	Swedish
Partner:	Elvira Madigan

Bengt Edvard Sixten "Sigge" Sparre af Rossvik (27 September 1854 – 19 July 1889) was a Swedish nobleman, lieutenant, cavalry officer, journalist, poet, mostly known for the murder of circus performer Elvira Madigan in a murder-suicide. Their story has been subject to several theatrical and cinematic productions,^{[1] [2] [3]} such as that Elvira Madigan of Bo Widerberg in 1967 (played by Thommy Berggren)^[4] and a Danish film (Søren Svejstrup). ^[5]

Early life

Sparre af Rossvik was born on 27 September 1854 in Malmö, Sweden, the son of Sigge Rossvik and Adelaide Peijron.

Personal life

In 1880, he married Countess Luitgard "Lycka" Adlercreutz.

Sparre and Madigan were both buried at Tåsinge graveyard.

References

Bibliography

• Book: Lewenhaupt, Claës C:son . Sveriges Ridderskaps och Adels Kalender 1923 . Albert Bonniers förlag . 1922 . Stockholm . Swedish.
• Book: Lindorm, Erik . Oscar II och hans tid. En bokfilm . 1936 . 240–241 . Swedish . Erik Lindorm.
• Book: Ejbye-Ernst, Arne . Det Danske Mayerling-drama . 1954 . Danish.
• Book: Jansen, Henrik M. . Forl. Misteltenen . 1987 . 87-87769-09-3 . Ringe . Danish.
• Book: Enevig, Anders . Wisby & Wilkens . 2005 . 87-89191-67-6 . Odder . Danish.
• Book: Grönqvist, Klas . Recito Förlag . 2013 . 978-91-7517-506-5 . Sandared . Swedish.
• Book: Lindhe, Kathinka . Utblick media . 2014 . 978-91-86709-31-0 . Halmstad . Swedish.
• Book: Lindhe, Kathinka . Ekström & Garay . 2020 . 978-91-89308-29-9 . Lund . Swedish.

External links

• Sparre's collection of poems

Notes and References

1. Web site: Borgström . Camilla . 12 April 2021 . Kathinka Lindhe: Jag hittade sanningen om Sixten Sparre . 9 January 2022 . www.allas.se . sv-SE.
2. Web site: Radio . Sveriges . Drabbad av skandalen - Släktband . 9 January 2022 . sverigesradio.se . 19 January 2015 . sv.
3. News: 24 June 2019 . Malin Ullgren: Missa inte – sista veckan med Elvira och Sixten . sv . Dagens Nyheter . 9 January 2022 . 1101-2447.
4. Web site: Ahlberg . Ulrika . 17 January 2021 . Kathinka Lindhe om sin släkting Sixten Sparre: "Han var en kallblodig mördare" . 9 January 2022 . hallandsposten.se . sv.
5. Web site: Søren Svejstrup - dansk film database . danskefilm.dk.