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Adolf Fredrik Munck

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The famous caricature of Sophia Magdalena, Gustav III and Adolf Fredrik Munck

Count Adolf Fredrik Grefve Munck af Fulkila (Rantasalmi, Finland, 28 April 1749 – Massa-Carrara, Italy, 13 July 1831) was a Swedish and Finnish nobleman. Adolf Fredrik Munck was born to Anders Erik Munck af Fulkila (Särestads sn (Skarab.), 28 October 1720 - 4 September 1779) and wife (m. St. Michels sn, 15 November 1747) Hedvig Juliana Wright (1729 - Lakspojo village, Lojo sn, 30 December 1808).

He entered the Swedish royal court, where he became the master of the royal stables and a close friend of the king, Gustav III. Munck was widely rumored for his love affairs. In 1775, he was hired by the king to assist in the consumation of the marriage between the king and the queen, Queen Sophie Magdalena; he was to act as sexual instructor of the couple. His aid resulted in the birth of the future King Gustaf IV Adolf in 1778. Munck was awarded by both the king and the queen for his act. He received a portrait of the queen by herself set in diamonds. He was made chief stable master of the royal stables, governor and knight of the Serafim Order. He was created Friherre (Baron) Munck af Fulkila on 27 December 1778 (introd. 1788 under nr 309) and finally Greve (count) Munck af Fulkila on 4 July 1788 (introd. 16 V 1789 under nr 103). This resulted in a great scandal when it became known and Munck was talked about as the lover of the king and queen and as the biological father of Gustaf IV Adolf. In 1791, he was discovered with manufacturing forged notes on Drottningholm in companionship with Charles Appelkvist, and after the death of the king in 1792, he was forced to leave Sweden. He was ennobled as a Count in the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza in 1816.

References

  • Herman Lindqvist: Historien om Sverige. Gustavs dagar (History of Sweden. The days of Gustav) (Template:Sv icon)
  • Alf Henrikson (1993). Svensk historia (Swedish history) Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag. ISBN 91-0-047053-8.
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