He was born on 24 October 1746 to Gustaf Ruuth of Finland (1697–1757) and Baroness Ebba Christina Siöbladh. She was the daughter of Baron
Carl Georg Siöblad, Lord of
Marsvinsholm and Countess
Beata Elisabeth Stenbock. From 1782 to 1786 he made extensive renovations at
Marsvinsholm Castle. During renovations, he destroyed the
Hunnestad Monument, the largest and most famous of the Viking Age monuments in Scania. In 1786 he invited a Swiss cheesemaker to
Marsvinsholm Castle. A few years later,
Swiss style cheese were being produced in Sweden. He served as the
Governor-General of
Swedish Pomerania from 1792 to 1796. He was made a Swedish count in 1792. He died on 25 May 1820. ==See also==