NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Swedish Field Marshals

This is a list of the 78 Field Marshals of Sweden, with their respective years of appointment, from the 16th to the 20th century. Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

class="preview" id="pv5"> Evert Horn (1585-1615) was a Swedish soldier, being appointed Governor (Ståthållare) of Narva in 1613, and Field Marshal in 1614. ... Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ... Jesper Mattson Cruus af Edeby (1576-1622) was a Swedish soldier and politician, being appointed Privy Councilor in 1612, Field Marshal in 1615, Lord High Treasurer in 1615, and Governor of Riga in 1621. ... Events June 2 - First RÃ©collet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... Baron Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm (1574-1650) was a Swedish soldier and politician. ... Events October 25 â€” Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books... Herman Wrangel Herman Wrangel (1584 or 1587-1643) was a Swedish soldier and politician of Baltic German extraction. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Gustaf Horn (1592-1657) Count Gustaf Horn (October 22, 1592 - May 10, 1657) was a Swedish soldier and politician, appointed Privy Councilor in 1625, Field Marshal in 1628, Governor General of Livonia in 1652 and Lord High Constable in 1653. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... Ã…ke Henriksson Tott, or Achatius Tott, (1598 - 1640) was a Swedish soldier and politician. ... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Baron Dodo Knyphausen, zu Innhausen und Knyphausen, (1583 - 1636) born in East Frisia, was a German soldier who entered into Swedish service in 1629 and was appointed Field Marshal in 1633. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... Johan BanÃ©r (June 23, 1596 - May 10, 1641) was a Swedish soldier in the Thirty Years War. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published CuraÃ§ao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the AcadÃ©mie franÃ§aise The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Lord Balgonie, (appr. ... Events February 24 - King Christian of Denmark gives an order that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen Island to build ships or as galley rowers March 26 - Utrecht University founded in The Netherlands. ... Count Lennart Torstenson (August 17, 1603 - April 7, 1651) was a Swedish soldier and military engineer and the son of Torsten Lennartson, commandant of Ã„lvsborg Fortress. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... Carl Gustaf Wrangel Carl Gustaf Wrangel (December 23, 1613 - July 5, 1676) was a Swedish soldier. ... // Events The Westminster Confession of Faith Ongoing events Wars of the Three Kingdoms, including the English Civil War (1642-1649) Births February 4 - Hans Erasmus AÃŸmann, Freiherr von Abschatz, German statesman and poet (d. ... Count Lars Kagg (1595-1661) was a Swedish soldier and politician. ... // Events January 17 - Englands Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Address, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War. ... Count Gustaf Adolf Levenhaupt (1619-1656) was a Swedish soldier and statesman. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... Count Hans Christoff von KÃ¶nigsmarck, of Tjust, (1605-1663) son of Conrad von KÃ¶nigsmarck and Beatrix von Blumenthal, was a Swedish-German soldier, who commanded Swedens legendary flying column, a force which played a key role in Gustavus Adolphus strategy. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... Arvid Wittenberg portraited in 1649 by MatthÃ¤us Merian the younger. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... Gustaf Otto Stenbock Count Gustaf Otto Stenbock (1614-1685) was a Swedish soldier and politician. ... // Events Mehmed KÃ¶prÃ¼lÃ¼ becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... Count Axel Lillie (1603-1662) was a Swedish soldier and politician. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... Image: eur. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. ... Baron Simon Grundel-Helmfelt (1617â€“1677) was a Swedish Field marshal. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... Baron Fabian von Fersen (1626-1677) was a Swedish soldier and statesman, who received appointments Field Marshal, and then Governor General of Terra Scania, which included the provinces of Scania, Hallandia and Blechingia in 1675. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Axel Julius de la Gardie (1637 - 1710) was a Swedish Field Marshal and was appointed Governor-General over Estonia. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole RÃ¸mer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Erik Dahlberg in Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna Count Erik Dahlberg, (1625-1703), Swedish soldier and engineer, was born at Stockholm. ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Count Carl Gustaf RehnskiÃ¶ld (6 August 1651â€“29 January 1722), Swedish Field Marshal. ... Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... Count Magnus Gustafsson Stenbock (1664 - 1717), Swedish soldier. ... // Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713... // Events January 4 â€” The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 25 - For the last time, New Years Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales. ... 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Count Fredrik Axel von Fersen (1719_1794), Swedish statesman and soldier, was a son of Lieutenant_General Hans Reinhold Fersen and entered the Swedish Life Guards in 1740, and from 1743 to 1748 was in the French service in the Royal_Suedois, where he rose to the rank of brigadier. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... View over Sveaborg by Augustin EhrensvÃ¤rd Augustin EhrensvÃ¤rd (1710-1772) was a Swedish military architect, a lieutenant colonel in the artillery. ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Prince Fredrik Vilhelm von Hessenstein (1735-1808), Swedish soldier and statesman. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Count Johan Christopher Toll (1743-1817), Swedish statesman and soldier, was born at Mölleröd in Scania. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Joyce Rollins is a lesbian. ... Count Hans Henrik von Essen (1755 - 1824) was a Swedish soldier and statesman. ... Joyce Rollins is a lesbian. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Fabian Wrede(1641-1712). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Count Johan August Sandels (1764-1831) was a Swedish soldier and politician, being appointed Viceroy of Norway (Riksståthållare in Swedish, Rigsstatholder in Norwegian (Danish)) 1818 and Field Marshal in 1824. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

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