Bengt Bengtsson Oxenstierna
Bengt Bengtsson Oxenstierna , also Benedict Oxenstiern ( Swedish Bengt Bengtsson Oxenstierna af Eka och Lindö ; born October 9, 1591 in Frösvik, Uppland ; † June 9, 1643 in Riga ), was a governor-general of Ingermanland and Livonia .
Life
Origin and family
Bengt was a member of the Swedish barons Oxenstierna . His parents were Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna († 1591) and Brita Knutsdotter Posse (1554-1602). In 1633 he married Margareta Brahe (1603–1669), who would later become the wife of Johan Axelsson Oxenstierna (1611–1657) and Prince Friedrich von Homburg (1633–1708).
Career
During his stay in Germany in 1607, Bengt studied in Rostock , Jena and Wittenberg . He traveled on to Poland , Italy and from there to Palestine . After he was attacked and robbed there, he returned to Italy and entered the service of the Grand Duke of Tuscany . In 1616 he began his second journey to the Orient and, with considerable financial difficulties, crossed Asia Minor , reached Aleppo and Baghdad, and was the first Swede to set foot in Persia and Isfahan . After spending some time at the court of Shah Abbas I , he moved on to the Principality of Hormuz in 1618 . The planned onward journey to India failed and he returned via Egypt , which he reached in 1619, in the same year to Venice , then back to Sweden. No sooner had he arrived home than he was sent back to Venice on a diplomatic mission in 1621. In the following years the king gave him various tasks and sent him several times to diplomatic missions. In 1627 he was appointed head stable master . The Palais Hessenstein was built for him in the Mannerist style around 1630. From 1632 to 1633 he was governor of Augsburg , then in 1634 was governor general of Livonia and Ingermanland. Also in 1634 he was promoted to Reichsstallmeister. In 1641 he became a councilor .
He owned Mörby Castle and Steninge Castle in Sweden and Rappin in Livonia. Bengt is buried in the church in Jäder, Södermanland.
Sven Hedin has drawn a picture of his life in three literary works and Bengt consolidated the nickname “Reise-Bengt”, which is popular because of his many travels since the end of the 17th century.
literature
- Bengt Bengtsson Oxenstierna . In: John Rosén, Theodor Westrin (ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 1st edition. tape 12 : Nådemedlen pontificate . Gernandts boktryckeri, Stockholm 1888, Sp. 508-509 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Bengt Bengtsson Oxenstierna . 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. 248 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Bengt Oxenstierna. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
- ↑ resare-Bengt: En Levnadsteckning . (1918, 1921). Blown tracks. Travel to the Orient by Reise-Bengt and other travelers in the 17th century . (1923).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oxenstierna, Bengt Bengtsson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oxenstierna, Bengt (nickname); Bengt Bengtsson Oxenstierna af Eka och Lindö (Swedish); Oxenstiern, Benedict |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish Imperial Councilor, diplomat and governor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1591 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frösvik, Uppland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1643 |
| Place of death | Riga |