Carl Eduard Taube von Odenkat

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Carl Eduard Taube von Odenkat ( Swedish : Carl Edvard Taube af Odenkat; * December 12, 1746 in Trossnäs ( Sweden ); † May 28, 1785 in Stockholm ) came from the German-Swedish-Baltic noble family of the " von Taube ". He was the first religious bishop in Sweden.

Military career

Carl Eduard Freiherr Taube studied at Uppsala University in 1756 and was appointed court squire to the Swedish Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf , the son of King Gustaf III. ordered, at the same time he was doing his service in the royal chancellery . In 1773 he became an ensign and was stationed in Närkes and Värmland. In 1775 he took over his service in Blixenska regementet. On October 9, 1776 he was promoted to lieutenant and served in the Dal Regiment, which was stationed in Falun , where he also retired from active military service.

Spiritual career

Carl Eduard Taube then began training as a priest in the Church of Sweden and took his exams in philosophy before the Västerås cathedral chapter in 1780 and then studied theology . His first practical priesthood was in the cathedral of Västerås and passed his pastoral exam on March 8, 1780 . At the end of 1780 he took over the position of court preacher in the cathedral chapter of Västerås. From 1781 he was president of the priestly meetings in Lovö. Then he was called to pastor Primarius to Stockholm and on November 24, 1783 he was by Gustav III. the Order of Bishops of the Royal Order of Knights bestallt . He was the spiritual representative of all royal knightly orders and was appointed commander of the North Star order . In 1784 he traveled to Rome as the Swedish representative and took part in the commemorative ceremonies that Pope Pius VI. , (1775–1799) on the occasion of the celebrations for religious freedom in Sweden (which were enacted by Gustav III.). After his return he moved from the parish Lovö to Bromma near Stockholm.

family

Carl Eduard Taube was the son of Baron Carl Diedrich Taube von Odenkat (1692–1746) and the grandson of the Swedish admiral Eberhard Friedrich Taube von Odenkat (1648–1703). In 1775 he married Catharina Eleonora Benzelstierna (1751–1822), daughter of Bishop Dr. Lars Benzelstierna and the Elisabet Maria Schönström. Your children were:

  • Maria Eleonora (1777–1829), married. with Major Carl Gustaf Ribbing (1769-1818)
  • Caronina Ulrika (1779–1815), married. with Colonel Christoffer Svante von Hartmannsdorff (1771-1818)
  • Gustaf (* / † 1781)

literature

  • Taube, Carl Edvart . 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. 589 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

Web links

  • Entry on Adelsvapen Genealogy, Tab 11 (Swedish)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "The order bishop was appointed by the king without a proposal from an authority and had to be the commander of the North Star Order". Friedrich Wilhelm von Schubert Sweden's Church Constitution and Education (etc.), Volume 1 of Sweden's Church Constitution and Education, Kunike Verlag, 1821, original from Austrian National Library books.google.de
personal data
SURNAME Dove from Odenkat, Carl Eduard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Taube von Odenkat, Carl Eduard Freiherr (full name); Odenkat, Carl Edvard Didrik Taube af
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish religious bishop
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1746
PLACE OF BIRTH Trossnäs , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1785
Place of death Stockholm , Sweden