Gustaf Otto Stenbock
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soldier and politician.
He was son of Friherre Gustav Eriksson Stenbock (1575–1629) and Countess Beata Margareta Brahe (1583–1645), born in Torpa, Länghem
Länghem
Länghem is a locality situated in Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,036 inhabitants in 2005....
parish, Tranemo Municipality
Tranemo Municipality
Tranemo Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Tranemo....
, Västergötland
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', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....
, Sweden
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.
He was appointed head of Kronobergs regemente
Kronobergs regemente
Kronobergs regemente , designations I 11 and I 11/Fo 16, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1997...
in 1637, Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
in 1643, Privy Councilor
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in 1652, Field Marshal in 1656, under the terms of the Treaty of Roskilde
Treaty of Roskilde
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in 1658 became Governor General of Scania, Halland
Halland
' is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat.-Administration:...
and Blekinge
Blekinge
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, Lord High Admiral
Lord High Admiral of Sweden
The Lord High Admiral or Admiral of the Realm was a prominent and influential office in Sweden, from c. 1571 until 1676, excluding periods when the office was out of use. The office holder was a member of the Swedish Privy Council and the head of the navy and Admiralty of Sweden...
in 1664, and Chancellor
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of Lund University
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in 1666. He was deposed as admiral by King Charles XI of Sweden
Charles XI of Sweden
Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....
in 1675.
Family
22 July 1645 married 1stly Baroness Brita Horn of Åminne (died 1685).Children:
- Count Gustaf Stenbock (1646–1672)
- Beata Stenbock (died 1648)
- Sigrid Stenbock (died 1648)
- Christina Katharina Stenbock (1649–1719), married Swedish statesman and Governor-General of EstoniaSwedish EstoniaThe Duchy of Estonia , also known as Swedish Estonia, was a dominion of the Swedish Empire from 1561 until 1721, when it was ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Nystad, following its capitulation in the Great Northern War. The dominion arose when the northern parts of present-day Estonia were united...
Anders TorstensonAnders TorstensonCount Anders Torstenson , Swedish statesman, son of Lennart Torstenson and member of the Privy Council, was from 1674 to 1681 Governor-General of Estonia. The family became extinct on the sword-side in 1727.-References:...
. - Magdalena Katharina Stenbock (1652–1676), married Gustaf Mauritz Lewenhaupt
- Count Carl Otto Stenbock (1653–1697), married baroness Margareta Soop of Limingo
1 June 1658 married 2ndly Gothenburg countess Christina Catharine De la Gardie (1632–1704), daughter of Field Marshal and Count Jakob De la Gardie (1583–1652) and Countess Ebba Brahe
Ebba Brahe
Ebba Magnusdotter Brahe was a lady-in-waiting in the Swedish court, countess, and the mistress of king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden...
(1596–1674) in Göteborg and bought one of the largest estate
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in the Baltic area (Kolga manor, Kuusalu Parish) in Estonia
Estonia
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from De la Gardie
De la Gardie
De la Gardie, occasionally de la Gardie , is a Swedish noble family of French origin. The family's social status in France before the migration to Sweden is uncertain, they were possibly of lower gentry or bourgeoisie...
family with a land of 500 km².
Children:
- Brigitta Stenbock (1660–1682)
- Beata Margareta Stenbock (1661–1735), married count Gustaf DouglasGustaf DouglasCount Gustaf Archibald Siegwart Douglas is a Swedish businessman and politician, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences since 2007....
(1648–1705) - Count Erich Gustaf Stenbock (1662–1722), married Countess Johanna Eleonora De la GardieJohanna Eleonora De la GardieJohanna Eleonora De la Gardie , was a Swedish writer, poet, lady-in-waiting and noble.Daughter of Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie and Beata Elisabet von Königsmarck...
(1661–1708) - Count Jakob Stenbock
- Count Magnus StenbockMagnus StenbockCount Magnus Gustafsson Stenbock was a Swedish military officer at the time of the Great Northern War.He was the son of Gustaf Otto Stenbock and Christina Catharine de la Gardie....
(1663–1717), Swedish military officer, married Eva Magdalena Oxenstierna - Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock (1664–1729), 1684 married FreiherrFreiherrThe German titles Freiherr and Freifrau and Freiin are titles of nobility, used preceding a person's given name or, after 1919, before the surname...
Lorentz Creutz d.y.(1646–1698). - Charlotta Maria Stenbock (1667–1740), married count Axel Johan Lewenhaupt (1660–1717).
External links
- Worldroots.com - The Descendants of Gustaf I ErikssonGustav I of SwedenGustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....
, King of Sweden - Gustaf Otto Stenbock (Gustavsson) Swedish
- Stenbock family tree at Ancestry.com community
- Gustaf Otto Stenbock family