Åke Tott
Åke Henriksson Tott or Achatius Tott (born June 1598 at Gerknäs farm in Nyland , today's Finland , † July 15, 1640 in Lavila, Euraåminne municipality ) was a Swedish general and politician .
Åke Henriksson Tott was born to Henrik Klasson Tott and Sigrid Eriksdotter Vasa, a daughter of Erik XIV . In 1630 he was appointed a (secret) councilor of the Reichsrat and in 1631 commander ( field marshal ) of the Swedish troops in the Thirty Years' War .
In this context he led the Swedes in 1627 in the Battle of Grubin and in the first Battle of Breitenfeld (1631). The Swedish King Gustav Adolf called it a “snow plow” because of its military achievements, which clears the way for others. In the German documents, Tott, who was mainly active in northern Germany, is often referred to only as General Tott .
Apparently as a reward, General Tott initially received the Polchow estate , which then fell to James Ramsay - the Swedish commander of Hanau .
He was married to Sigrid Bielke (1607–1634) and had two sons: Clas Åkesson Tott and Åke Henrik Åkesson Tott.
literature
- Tott, Åke Henriksson . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 2 : L – Z, including supplement . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 632-633 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
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| SURNAME | Tott, Åke |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tott, Åke Henriksson; Dead, Achatius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish general and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1598 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hof Gerknäs, Nyland , Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1640 |
| Place of death | Lavila, Euraåminne Municipality , Finland |