Eric Ruuth was a Swedish nobleman and the owner of Marsvinsholm Castle

Marsvinsholm Castle

Marsvinsholm Castle is situated in Ystad Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden, from Ystad.-History:The estate was spoken about as Bosöe, Borsöe and Bordsyö in the beginning of the 12th century. By the middle of the 14th century it was owned by members of Ulfeld family...

. He served as the Governor-General of Swedish Pomerania

Swedish Pomerania

Swedish Pomerania was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815, situated on what is now the Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden held extensive control over the lands on the southern Baltic coast, including Pomerania and parts...

 from 1792 to 1796. With his coal mine he started Höganäs AB

Höganäs AB

Hoganas AB is a Swedish multinational which is the world's largest producer of powdered metals.-History:The company was founded in 1797 as a coal mine by Count Eric Ruuth. It also made refractory and salt glazed ceramics...

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Biography

He was born on October 24, 1746 to Gustaf Ruuth of Finland (1697–1757) and Baroness Ebba Christina Siöbladh. She was the daughter of Baron Carl Georg Siöblad

Carl Georg Siöblad

Carl Georg Siöblad , was a Swedish naval officer and Governor of Malmö.-Biography:He was born on November 2, 1683 to Erik Carlsson Siöblad. He became a second lieutenant at the Admiralty in 1699, and was promoted to vice admiral then admiral. On July 27, 1720, against orders, he attacked a much...

, lord of Marsvinsholm and Countess Beata Elisabeth Stenbock.

From 1782 to 1786 he made extensive renovations at Marsvinsholm Castle

Marsvinsholm Castle

Marsvinsholm Castle is situated in Ystad Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden, from Ystad.-History:The estate was spoken about as Bosöe, Borsöe and Bordsyö in the beginning of the 12th century. By the middle of the 14th century it was owned by members of Ulfeld family...

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In 1786 he invited a Swiss cheesemaker to Marsvinsholm Castle

Marsvinsholm Castle

Marsvinsholm Castle is situated in Ystad Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden, from Ystad.-History:The estate was spoken about as Bosöe, Borsöe and Bordsyö in the beginning of the 12th century. By the middle of the 14th century it was owned by members of Ulfeld family...

. A few years later, Swiss style cheese were being produced in Sweden. He served as the Governor-General of Swedish Pomerania

Swedish Pomerania

Swedish Pomerania was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815, situated on what is now the Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden held extensive control over the lands on the southern Baltic coast, including Pomerania and parts...

from 1792 to 1796. He died on May 25, 1820