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'''Ebbe Gyllenstierna''' (12 November 1911 – 14 May 2003) was a Swedish [[modern pentathlon|modern pentathlete]]. He competed at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] and finished 16th.<ref name=sr/><ref name=sok/>
[[Freiherr#Swedish and Danish–Norwegian title|''Friherre'']] '''Ebbe Gyllenstierna af Lundholm''' (12 November 1911 – 14 May 2003) was a [[Swedish Army]] officer and a [[modern pentathlon|modern pentathlete]]. He competed at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] and finished 16th.<ref name=sr/><ref name=sok/>

==Early life==
Gyllenstierna was born on 12 November 1911 in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, the son of major general, ''friherre'', Göran Gyllenstierna and his wife Anna (née Neijber).<ref name="Vem är det (1976), p. 366">{{cite book |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977 |year=1976 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-1-766022-X |id={{LIBRIS|3681523}} |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1977/0386.html |page=366}}</ref>

==Career==
He was commissioned as an officer in the [[Life Regiment of Horse (1928–1949)|Life Regiment of Horse]] (K 1) with the rank of ''[[fänrik]]'' in 1932. He represented Sweden in modern pentathlon in [[Hungary]] and [[Germany]] 1935-1936 and competed at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]. Gyllenstierna served as military attaché in [[Brussels]] from 1936 to 1937 and was promoted to ''[[ryttmästare]]'' (cavalry captain) in 1941.<ref name="Vem är det (1976), p. 366"/> The same year, Gyllenstierna was promoted to captain in the [[Swedish Armoured Troops]].<ref name="Vem är det (1945), p. 394">{{cite book |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945 |year=1945 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|8261511}} |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1945/0394.html |page=394}}</ref> In 1943, he was promoted to captain of the [[General Staff Corps]], and he served as ''[[aide-de-camp]]'' to the [[Chief of Army (Sweden)|Chief of Army]], lieutenant general [[Ivar Holmquist]] from 1943 to 1944. Gyllenstierna then served as a general staff officer (mobilization officer<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1945), p. 299">{{cite book |year=1945 |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1945 |location=Uppsala |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |language=sv |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1945/0299.html |page=299}}</ref>) of the [[Western Military District (Sweden)|III Military District]] in 1944 and as a teacher at the [[Royal Swedish Army Staff College]] from 1945 to 1948 and from 1953 to 1957.<ref name="Vem är det (1976), p. 366"/>

He was ''ryttmästare'' in the cavalry from 1948, was promoted to major in the General Staff Corps in 1952, and served on the [[Swedish Armed Forces Centre for Defence Medicine|Medical Board of the Swedish Armed Forces]] from 1952.<ref name="Kjellander (1996), p. 160">{{cite book |last=Kjellander |first=Rune |title=Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien: Svenska krigsmanna sällskapet (till 1805), Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien : biografisk matrikel med porträttgalleri 1796-1995 |year=1996 |publisher=Akad. |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9163041812 |id={{LIBRIS|7451162}} |page=160}}</ref> Gyllenstierna was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1955<ref name="Kjellander (1996), p. 160"/> and served as battalion commander in the [[Västerbotten Regiment]] (I 20) from 1957 and served as commanding officer of the Swedish Battalion VI in [[Gaza City|Gaza]] from April to October 1959.<ref name="Vem är det (1976), p. 366"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://veteranarkiv.fba.se/hur-en-visa-rddade-mitt-liv/ |publisher=[[Folke Bernadotte Academy]] |title=HUR EN VISA RÄDDADE MITT LIV |first=Per-Åke |last=Strandin |access-date=6 August 2019 |language=sv}}</ref> He was promoted to colonel in Västerbotten Regiment in 1960<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (1963), p. 97">{{cite book |year=1963 |title=Sveriges statskalender. 1963 |location=Uppsala |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |language=sv |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1963/0097.html |page=97}}</ref> and served as military attaché in [[Paris]] and [[Bern]] from 1960 to 1965. From 1966 until his retirement in 1972, Gyllenstierna served as regimental commander of the [[Life Regiment Grenadiers]] (I 3).<ref name="Vem är det (1976), p. 366"/>

He was also a board member of the Swedish Military Sports Association (''Sveriges militära idrottsförbund'') from 1943 to 1944<ref name="Vem är det (1945), p. 394"/> and secretary of the [[Royal Patriotic Society]] from 1973 to 1987.<ref name="Uddling & Paabo (1994), pp. 409-410">{{cite book |editor1-last=Uddling |editor1-first=Hans |editor2-last=Paabo |editor2-first=Katrin |year=1994 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |isbn=91-1-943202-X |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|8261514}} |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1995/0409.html |pages=409-410}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In October 1936, he married Eva Svennilson (1915–1966), the daughter of Sven Nilson, a court chaplain, and Auga (née Andersson),<ref name="Uddling & Paabo (1994), pp. 409-410"/> in [[Solna Church]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stockholmskallan.stockholm.se/post/17675 |publisher=[[Stockholm City Museum]] |work=Stockholmskällan |title=Porträtt av brudparet |access-date=6 August 2019 |language=sv}}</ref> They had three children: Nils (born 1938), Christofer (born 1942) and Tove (born 1951).<ref name="Davidsson (1968), pp. 666-667"/> His son Christofer Gyllenstierna is a Swedish ambassador.<ref name="Uddling & Paabo (1994), pp. 409-410"/>

In 1970, he married Maj Dalén (1908–1983), the daughter of professor Albin Dalén and Maja (née Svedin).<ref name="Uddling & Paabo (1994), pp. 409-410"/> He later married Else Bengtson-Muusfeldt (1921–1998), an artist.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Jönsson |editor-first=Lena |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 |year=2000 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9172850426 |id={{LIBRIS|8261515}} |page=419}}</ref>

==Death==
Gyllenstierna died on 14 May 2003 in Stockholm and was buried in [[Skogskyrkogården]] on 29 August 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/45811911 |website=www.svenskagravar.se |title=Gyllenstierna, EBBE |access-date=6 August 2019 |language=sv}}</ref>

==Dates of rank==
*1932 – [[Fänrik|Second lieutenant]]
*1936 – [[Löjtnant|Lieutenant]]
*1941 – ''[[Ryttmästare]]''
*1941 – [[Kapten|Captain]]
*1952 – [[Major (Sweden)|Major]]
*1955 – [[Överstelöjtnant|Lieutenant colonel]]
*1960 – [[Överste|Colonel]]

==Awards and decorations==

===Swedish===
* [[File:Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Commander_BAR.svg|50x50px]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} Commander of the [[Order of the Sword]] (6 June 1966)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/65665/1/gupea_2077_65665_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender. 1969 |editor-first=Bengt |editor-last=Sköldenberg |year=1969 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|3682754}} |page=100}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} RyttOl Medal of Merit<ref name="Davidsson (1968), pp. 666-667">{{cite book |editor1-last=Davidsson |editor1-first=Åke |date=1968 |title=Vem är vem?. 5, Norrland : supplement, register |trans-title=Who's Who?. 5, Norrland : supplements, directory |edition=2nd |location=Stockholm |publisher=Vem är vem |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|53513}} |url=https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/norr68/0690.html |pages=666-667}}</ref>

===Foreign===
* {{flagicon|France}} Commander of the [[Legion of Honour]]<ref name="Davidsson (1968), pp. 666-667"/>
* {{flagicon|Norway}} Commander of the [[Order of St. Olav]]<ref name="Davidsson (1968), pp. 666-667"/>
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} Knight of the [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]]<ref name="Davidsson (1968), pp. 666-667"/>
* {{flagicon|UN}} [[United Nations Medal]]<ref name="Davidsson (1968), pp. 666-667"/>

==Honours==
*Member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences]] (1956)<ref name="Vem är det (1976), p. 366"/>


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=sr>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gy/ebbe-gyllenstierna-1.html Bo Jansson]. sports-reference.com</ref>
<ref name=sr>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gy/ebbe-gyllenstierna-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210302/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gy/ebbe-gyllenstierna-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |title=Ebbe Gyllenstierna |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref>
<ref name=sok>[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/e/ebbe-gyllenstierna.html Bo Jansson]. Swedish Olympic Committee</ref>
<ref name=sok>{{cite web |url=http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/e/ebbe-gyllenstierna.html |publisher=[[Swedish Olympic Committee]] |title=Ebbe Gyllenstierna |access-date=6 August 2019 |language=sv}}</ref>
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 07:26, 26 December 2023

Friherre

Ebbe Gyllenstierna
Gyllenstierna (right) with King Gustaf VI Adolf in 1967.
Born(1911-11-12)12 November 1911
Stockholm, Sweden
Died14 May 2003(2003-05-14) (aged 91)
Stockholm, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service/branchSwedish Army
Years of service1932–1972
RankColonel
Commands heldSwedish Battalion VI, Gaza
Life Regiment Grenadiers
Ebbe Gyllenstierna
Personal information
Born(1911-11-12)12 November 1911
Stockholm, Sweden
Died14 May 2003(2003-05-14) (aged 91)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubK1 IF, Stockholm

Friherre Ebbe Gyllenstierna af Lundholm (12 November 1911 – 14 May 2003) was a Swedish Army officer and a modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished 16th.[1][2]

Early life[edit]

Gyllenstierna was born on 12 November 1911 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of major general, friherre, Göran Gyllenstierna and his wife Anna (née Neijber).[3]

Career[edit]

He was commissioned as an officer in the Life Regiment of Horse (K 1) with the rank of fänrik in 1932. He represented Sweden in modern pentathlon in Hungary and Germany 1935-1936 and competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Gyllenstierna served as military attaché in Brussels from 1936 to 1937 and was promoted to ryttmästare (cavalry captain) in 1941.[3] The same year, Gyllenstierna was promoted to captain in the Swedish Armoured Troops.[4] In 1943, he was promoted to captain of the General Staff Corps, and he served as aide-de-camp to the Chief of Army, lieutenant general Ivar Holmquist from 1943 to 1944. Gyllenstierna then served as a general staff officer (mobilization officer[5]) of the III Military District in 1944 and as a teacher at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1945 to 1948 and from 1953 to 1957.[3]

He was ryttmästare in the cavalry from 1948, was promoted to major in the General Staff Corps in 1952, and served on the Medical Board of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1952.[6] Gyllenstierna was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1955[6] and served as battalion commander in the Västerbotten Regiment (I 20) from 1957 and served as commanding officer of the Swedish Battalion VI in Gaza from April to October 1959.[3][7] He was promoted to colonel in Västerbotten Regiment in 1960[8] and served as military attaché in Paris and Bern from 1960 to 1965. From 1966 until his retirement in 1972, Gyllenstierna served as regimental commander of the Life Regiment Grenadiers (I 3).[3]

He was also a board member of the Swedish Military Sports Association (Sveriges militära idrottsförbund) from 1943 to 1944[4] and secretary of the Royal Patriotic Society from 1973 to 1987.[9]

Personal life[edit]

In October 1936, he married Eva Svennilson (1915–1966), the daughter of Sven Nilson, a court chaplain, and Auga (née Andersson),[9] in Solna Church.[10] They had three children: Nils (born 1938), Christofer (born 1942) and Tove (born 1951).[11] His son Christofer Gyllenstierna is a Swedish ambassador.[9]

In 1970, he married Maj Dalén (1908–1983), the daughter of professor Albin Dalén and Maja (née Svedin).[9] He later married Else Bengtson-Muusfeldt (1921–1998), an artist.[12]

Death[edit]

Gyllenstierna died on 14 May 2003 in Stockholm and was buried in Skogskyrkogården on 29 August 2003.[13]

Dates of rank[edit]

Awards and decorations[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Foreign[edit]

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ebbe Gyllenstierna". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Ebbe Gyllenstierna" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 366. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  4. ^ a b Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 394. SELIBR 8261511.
  5. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1945 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1945. p. 299.
  6. ^ a b Kjellander, Rune (1996). Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien: Svenska krigsmanna sällskapet (till 1805), Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien : biografisk matrikel med porträttgalleri 1796-1995 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Akad. p. 160. ISBN 9163041812. SELIBR 7451162.
  7. ^ Strandin, Per-Åke. "HUR EN VISA RÄDDADE MITT LIV" (in Swedish). Folke Bernadotte Academy. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender. 1963 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 97.
  9. ^ a b c d Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 409–410. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  10. ^ "Porträtt av brudparet". Stockholmskällan (in Swedish). Stockholm City Museum. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1968). Vem är vem?. 5, Norrland : supplement, register [Who's Who?. 5, Norrland : supplements, directory] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. pp. 666–667. SELIBR 53513.
  12. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 419. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  13. ^ "Gyllenstierna, EBBE". www.svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  14. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender. 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 100. SELIBR 3682754.

External links[edit]

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