List of Swedish Field Marshals
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the 78 Field Marshal
s (Fältmarskalk
) of Sweden
, with their respective years of appointment, from the 16th to the 19th century.
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
s (Fältmarskalk
Fältmarskalk
Fältmarskalk was a Swedish military rank equivalent to present day NATO OF-10, and from the end of the 16th century to 1824, 77 persons have held this rank, sometimes written as General Fältmarskalk...
) of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, with their respective years of appointment, from the 16th to the 19th century.
- Evert HornEvert HornEvert Horn was a Swedish soldier. He was born in Haapsalu. He was appointed Governor of Narva in 1613, and Field Marshal in 1614. He was killed by a bullet during the early days of the Swedish siege of Pskov....
(1614) - Jesper Mattson Cruus af EdebyJesper Mattson Cruus af EdebyJesper Mattson Cruus af Edeby 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. In the Kalmar War he led the Swedish troops to victory against the Danish forces, led by King Christian IV...
(1615) - Carl Carlsson GyllenhielmCarl Carlsson GyllenhielmBaron Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm was a Swedish soldier and politician. He was appointed Field Marshal in 1616, Privy Councilor in 1617, Governor General of Ingria in 1617 and Lord High Admiral in 1620. He was an illegitimate son of Duke Carl, later King Charles IX of Sweden, and Karin Nilsdotter,...
(1616) - Herman WrangelHerman WrangelHerman Wrangel was a Swedish soldier and politician of Baltic German extraction. He was appointed Field Marshal in 1621, Privy Councillor in 1630, and Governor General of Livonia in 1643...
(1621) - Gustaf Horn (1628)
- Åke Henriksson TottÅke Henriksson TottÅke Henriksson Tott was a Swedish soldier and politician. He was born in Lohja to Princess Sigrid of Sweden. He was appointed Privy Councilor in 1630, and Field Marshal in 1631. In the Thirty Years' War , he commanded troops at the Battle of Grubin, in 1627 and the Battle of Breitenfeld, in 1631...
(1631) - Dodo Knyphausen (1633)
- Johan BanérJohan BanérJohan Banér was a Swedish Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' War.-Biography:Johan Banér was born at Djursholm Castle in Uppland. As a four year old he was forced to witness how his father, the Privy Councillour Gustaf Banér, and uncle, Sten Axelsson Banér , were executed at the Linköping Bloodbath...
(1634) - Alexander Leslie (1636)
- Lennart TorstensonLennart TorstensonLennart Torstenson, Count of Ortala, Baron of Virestad , was a Swedish Field Marshal and military engineer.-Early career:He was born at Forstena in Västergötland - he always wrote his name Linnardt Torstenson...
(1641) - Carl Gustaf WrangelCarl Gustaf WrangelCarl Gustaf Wrangel was a high-ranking Swedish noble, statesman and military commander in the Thirty Years', Torstenson, Bremen, Second Northern and Scanian Wars....
(1646) - Lars KaggLars KaggCount Lars Kagg was a Swedish soldier and politician. He was appointed Privy Councilor in 1641, Field Marshal in 1648 and Lord High Constable in 1660. In the Thirty Years' War , he commanded troops at the Battle of Oldendorf, in 1633....
(1648) - Gustaf Adolf LewenhauptGustaf Adolf LewenhauptCount Gustaf Adolf Levenhaupt was a Swedish soldier and statesman.-Biography:He was appointed Major General in 1645, Privy Councilor in 1650, General in 1651, Field Marshal, in 1655 and Governor General of Riga, in 1656. In the Thirty Years' War he commanded troops at the Battle of Breitenfeld ,...
(1655) - Hans Christoff von KönigsmarckHans Christoff von KönigsmarckCount Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, of Tjust , son of Conrad von Königsmarck and Beatrix von Blumenthal, was a Swedish-German soldier who commanded Sweden's legendary flying column, a force which played a key role in Gustavus Adolphus' strategy...
(1655) - Arvid WittenbergArvid WittenbergArvid Wittenberg or Arvid Wirtenberg von Debern , Swedish count, field marshal and privy councillor. Born in Porvoo, Finland, died in prison in Zamość, Poland, 7 September 1657...
(1655) - Gustaf Otto StenbockGustaf Otto StenbockCount Gustaf Otto Stenbock was a Swedish soldier and politician.He was son of Friherre Gustav Eriksson Stenbock and Countess Beata Margareta Brahe , born in Torpa, Länghem parish, Tranemo Municipality, Västergötland, Sweden.He was appointed head of Kronobergs regemente in 1637, Major General in...
(1656) - Axel LillieAxel LillieCount Axel Lillie, also spelled Lillje was a Swedish soldier and politician. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor General of Pomerania in 1643, Privy Councilor in 1648, Governor General of Pomerania in 1652, Field Marshal in 1657, and Governor General of Livonia in 1661...
(1657) - Robert DouglasRobert Douglas, Count of SkenningeRobert Douglas , Count of Skenninge, Baron of Skalby, was a Scottish Field Marshal in the Swedish army, during the Thirty Years' War and the Swedish-Polish wars...
(1657) - Gustaf Persson Banér (1663)
- Henrik HornHenrik HornHenrik Horn was a freiherr, military, field marshal , admiral and member of the Privy Council of Sweden ....
(1665) - Clas Åkesson Tott, junior (1665)
- Christoff Delphicus zu Dohna (1666)
- Simon Grundel-HelmfeltSimon Grundel-HelmfeltBaron Simon Grundel-Helmfelt was a Swedish Field marshal. Helmfelt is most notable for the overwhelming victory he won despite being heavily outnumbered at the Battle of Lund....
(1668) - Fabian von FersenFabian von FersenBaron Fabian von Fersen was a Swedish soldier and statesman, who received appointments Field Marshal, and then Governor General of the Scanian lands, which included the provinces of Skåne, Halland and Blekinge in 1676....
(1675) - Axel Julius De la GardieAxel Julius De la GardieAxel Julius de la Gardie was a Swedish Field Marshal and was appointed Governor-General over Estonia.Axel Julius was the son of military commander Jacob De la Gardie and Ebba Brahe. He became colonel of an infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment and in 1684 he attained the rank of major general...
(1675) - Conrad MardefeltConrad MardefeltBaron Conrad Mardefelt, formally Conrad von Maesberg, friherre Marderfelt was a Field Marshal of Sweden . He was a nobleman of Pomeranian origin....
(1675) - Otto Wilhelm von Königsmarck (1676)
- Rutger von AschebergRutger von AschebergCount Rutger von Ascheberg was a soldier, officer and civil servant in Swedish service, being appointed Lieutenant General in 1670, General in 1674, Field Marshal in 1678, Governor General of the Scanian provinces, in 1680, and Royal Councilor in 1681.-Biography:Ascheberg was born on the estate...
(1678) - Nils BielkeNils BielkeCount Nils Bielke was a member of the High Council of Sweden, military and politician.Born the eldest son of Baron Ture Nilsson Bielke, who died in 1648, Queen Christina granted the young boy the barony of Korpo in the archipelago of Finland Proper in 1649...
(1690) - Jacob Johan HastferJacob Johan HastferJacob Johan Hastfer was a Swedish officer and governor of the Livonia province between 1687 and 1695....
(1690) - Erik Dahlbergh (1693)
- Axel Wachtmeister (1693)
- Otto Wilhelm von FersenOtto Wilhelm von FersenOtto Wilhelm von Fersen was a Swedish general and nobleman of the Fersen family, governor general of Ingmermanland and Kexholm from 1691 to 1698, field marshal 1693. He was the son of Hermann von Fersen the elder and cousin to Fabian von Fersen.-See also:*Fersen...
(1693) - Jurgen Mellin (1696)
- Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld (1706)
- Nils Gyllenstierna af Fogelvik (1709)
- 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....
(1713) - Carl Mörner af Morlanda (1717)
- Carl Gustaf Dücker (1719)
- Erik Sparre af Sundby (1719)
- Carl Gustaf Örnestedt (1719)
- Gustaf Adam Taube (1719)
- Berndt Otto Stackelberg, senior (1727)
- Göran SilfverhielmGöran SilfverhielmGöran Silfverhielm was a Swedish Field Marshal.Silfverhielm was born in Småland. He was conferred the dignity of Baron 1725, and was promoted to Field Marshal 1734. Silfverhielm was married to Hedvig Ulrika Ekeblad daughter of the wealthy and influential governor Claes Ekeblad Elder...
(1734) - Hugo Johan Hamilton (1734)
- Johan Christoffer von Düring (1751)
- Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg (1753)
- Carl Henrik WrangelCarl Henrik WrangelCarl Henrik Wrangel, friherre Wrangel af Adinal was an officer of the Swedish Army, eventually attaining the rank of Field Marshal.-Biography:...
(1754) - Georg Bogislaus Staël von Holstein (1757)
- Gotthard Vilhelm Marks von Württemberg (1763)
- Axel von Fersen, senior (1770)
- Augustin EhrensvärdAugustin EhrensvärdField marshal count Augustin Ehrensvärd was a Swedish military officer, military architect, artist, creator of the Sveaborg fortress and the Swedish Archipelago fleet,...
(1772) - Samuel Gustaf Stierneld (1772)
- Fredrik Vilhelm von Hessenstein (1773)
- Berndt Otto Stackelberg, junior (1778)
- Johan August Meijerfeldt, junior (1790)
- Johan Kristoffer Toll (1807)
- Wilhelm Mauritz KlingsporWilhelm Mauritz KlingsporWilhelm Mauritz Klingspor was a Swedish noble military officer and one of the Lords of the Realm. He is probably best known from his time as field marshal during the Finnish War and for participating in the coup that dethroned Gustav IV of Sweden....
(1808) - Curt von Stedingk (1811)
- Hans Henric von EssenHans Henric von Essen (1755–1824)Count Hans Henrik von Essen was a Swedish officer, courtier and statesman.Hans Henrik von Essen was born at Kavlås Castle in Tidaholm Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. He was educated at Uppsala University. He entered the army becoming a cornet at age 18. He accompanied Gustav III in...
(1811) - Carl Carlsson Mörner af Tuna (1816)
- Fabian Wrede (1816)
- Johan August SandelsJohan August SandelsCount Johan August Sandels was a Swedish soldier and politician, being appointed Governor of Norway 1818 and Field Marshal in 1824...
(1824)
See also
- List of Swedish wars
- List of Swedish military commanders
- Governors-General of SwedenGovernors-General of SwedenA Governor-General, or generalguvernör, was appointed by the Swedish monarch as his permanent representative, with both civil and military jurisdiction, over parts of Sweden, from the 17th century to the early 19th century, when constitutional changes made the office obsolete...