| Authorised form of name | Gyllenborg; Carl (1679 - 1746) |
| Dates | 1679 - 1746 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Date of birth | 07 March 1679 |
| Place of death | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Date of death | 09 December 1746 |
| Occupation | Playwright; Statesman |
| Activity | Education:
Uppsala (admitted 1686)
Career:
Rector Illustris of Uppsala University (1698-1699); served in the army (1701-1703); Secretary, then Resident (1710), then Minister (1715-1717), Swedish Embassy in London; through his wife he had close relations with the Jacobites and was arrested on suspicion of involvement in a plot against the House of Hanover (1717) but was quickly released; Secretary of State (1718); President of the Council of Ministers; Chancellor of Lund University (1728-1739); Chancellor of Uppsala University (1739-death)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1711 |
| Relationships | Son of Count Jacob Gyllenborg and his wife, Anna Catharina Thegner; married Sarah Derith, nee Wright; one daughter who was created Countess Gyllenborg |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; 'Gentleman's Magazine' 1766, p47 (obituary of daughter); SMK; Biog Univ; NBG |
| Code | NA7372 |