Carl Bonde
Count Carl Gustaf Bonde af Björnö (28 April 1872 – 13 June 1957) was a Swedish Army officer, equerry and horse rider who competed at the 1912 and 1928 Olympics. Military career. Bonde was born in Stockholm, Sweden and was the son of landowner, count Gustaf "Fredrik" Bonde af Björnö and his English wife "Ida" Horatia Charlotta Marryat. After passing his "studentexamen" in 1892, Bonde became a sergeant in the Life Regiment Hussars (K 3) in 1893 and second lieutenant in 1894 and lieutenant there in 1900. He retired in 1908 and became cavalry captain in the reserve in  1910. The year before, in 1909, Bonde was appointed Equerry of the court, and advanced in 1916 to Crown Equerry, a position he held for decades. Sports career. Bonde was a prominent horse rider. In 1912 he won the gold medal in the individual dressage competition with his horse "Emperor". Sixteen years later he won the silver medal as a member of the Swedish team. He also competed in the 1928 Olympic individual dressage competition with his horse "Ingo" and finished 19th. Other work. Bonde possessed a wide range of entailed estates, including Vibyholm Castle and Hörningsholm Castle in Södermanland , Katrineholm, Bordsjö, Askeryd and Herrestad in Småland and Sävstaholm and Toftaholm. He was a member of Halland County Rural Economy and Agricultural Societie's acquisition committee ("Hallands läns hushållningssällskaps förvärvsutskott") and member of the Halland County landstorm. Bonde was an inspector of POW camps in Siberia from 1917 to 1918. He was chairman of the Stockholm Harness Horseman's Association from 1900 and chairman and vice chairman of the Swedish Equestrian Central Association in 1933–38. He served as a judge of equestrian competitions at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. Personal life. Bonde was married and divorced twice. He was  married 1896–1919 to Blanche Charlotte Eleonore Dickson (1875–1960), daughter of James Fredrik Dickson and Blanche Dickson. Bonde was married a second time 1920–1941 to Ebba Wallenberg (born 1896), daughter of the banker Marcus Wallenberg, Sr. and Amalia Hagdahl. In the first marriage he was the father of Chief of Army Thord Bonde and colonel , and in the latter Peder Bonde, chamberlain and active in the so-called Wallenberg sphere. Bonde's first wife Blanche Dickson inherited Tjolöholm Castle and they lived there until their divorce in 1919. Awards and decorations. Bonde's awards: