Bengt Oxenstierna

Benedict "Bengt" Gabrielsson Count Oxenstierna (* 1623; † 1702)

Bengt Oxenstierna. Anselm van Hulle / Pieter de Jode II .

Bengt Oxenstierna's sarcophagus

Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (born July 16, 1623 , † July 12, 1702 ) was a Swedish politician and diplomat . Oxenstierna was the son of Reichsadmiral Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna , who in turn was a cousin of Reich Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna .

During his diplomatic career he represented Sweden in several countries and after the Thirty Years War he campaigned for the securing of the newly won Swedish superpower position. In 1655 he was Governor General of Warsaw ; 1662 Governor General of Livonia . From 1680 until his death he was the office president in Stockholm.

literature

Franz von Soden : Gustav Adolph and his army in southern Germany from 1631 to 1635. (On the history of the thirty years' war, volume 11) Erlangen 1867, ND 2006, especially p. 2 ( digitized version )

Web links

Commons : Bengt Oxenstierna - collection of images, videos and audio files

Publications by and about Bengt Oxenstierna in VD 17 .
Bengt Oxenstierna in Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (schw.)

personal data
SURNAME	Oxenstierna, Bengt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Oxenstierna, Bengt Gabrielsson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish politician and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH	July 16, 1623
DATE OF DEATH	July 12, 1702