page_title: Carl Roth II
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Carl Roth II / Early life
caption_attribution_description: Svenska: Gustav III mottager Uppsala universitets lärarkår och elever i trädgården utanför Gustavianum 1786. Akvarell av Louis Jean Desprez 1792. Nationalmuseum English: Gustav III of Sweden receives the staff and students of the university of Uppsala in the garden outside Gustavianum in 1786. 1792 drawing by Louis Jean Desprez. Available at the Nationalmuseum national museum of art, Stockholm.
context_page_description: Carl Roth II was a Swedish ironmaster who lived between the 18th and 19th centuries. He is best known for owning two ironworks in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden: Duvnäs, and Nedre Fösked.
context_section_description: Carl was born on October 12, 1753, in Stockholm. On June 26, 1764, at the age of 10, he enrolled at Uppsala University under Stockholm's Nation. After graduating in 1771, he moved with his parents to their estate at Duvnäs where he focused primarily on agriculture and working at the family's mill. Carl was said to have a Godly and humble disposition and loved books above all else.
caption: 1792 drawing of Uppsala University by Louis Louis Jean Desprez
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