Background
Carl was born on October 12, 1753, in Stockholm.
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Carl Carl Roth II
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Career
He is best known for owning two ironworks in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden: Duvnäs (Duvenäs), and Nedre Fösked (Föske). On June 26, 1764, at the age of 10, he enrolled at Uppsala University under Stockholm"s Nation. Carl was said to have a Godly and humble disposition and loved books above all else.
Carl presumebly took over operations at Duvnäs upon his father"s death in 1788.
She was the only daughter of the Värmland renowned ironmaster, Judge Reinhold Antonsson. He worked as ironmaster of both Ironworks until 1817 when he sold them to the wholesaler Per Gustaf Geijer.
He then rented a mill at Kjern (Tjärn) until 1830 when he purchased a home in Karlstad. Carl II died at the age of 80 on Friday the 30th of November, 1832 in Karlstad.
