Carl Henriksson Horn

Karl Henriksson Horn (1584)

Carl Henriksson Horn zu Kanckas ( Swedish Karl Henriksson Horn af Kanckas ; * 1550 in Kankas , † May 16, 1601 in Burtneck ) was a Swedish field marshal and statesman .

Life

Origin and family

Tomb of the Horn couple in Reval Cathedral

Carl was a member of the Finnish-Swedish aristocratic family Horn af Kanckas . He was a son of the Swedish statesman Henrik Klasson Horn (1512-1595) and Elin Arvidsdotter, nee Stålarm († 1577). Carl married Agneta von Dellwig († 1611) in Reval in 1577 . The marriage produced five daughters and six sons, including:

Henrik (1578-1618), Swedish diplomat
Klas (1583–1632), Governor General of Swedish Pomerania
Evert (1585-1615), Swedish field marshal.
Gustaf Graf von Björneborg (1592–1657), Swedish field marshal

Career

Horn was a native of Finland who later became field commander and lagman in his homeland . He was an important player in the Livonian War , distinguished himself in the defense of Reval in 1570 and as sub-commander of Pontus De la Gardie in the campaigns against Narva in 1579 and 1581. Horn was from January 1576 to May 1578 and again from 1600 until his death Swedish governor in Reval and Swedish governor in Estonia . At the beginning of the campaign against Poland he was fatally wounded. His tomb is preserved in Reval Cathedral .

literature

Carl Henriksson Horn . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 11 : Harrisburg – Hypereides . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1909, Sp. 1114 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Carl Henriksson Horn . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 11 : Hasselmus – Hven . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1921, p. 732 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
Unlike Anton von Stiernman: Swea och Götha Höfdinga-Minne , Stockholm 1835, pp. 374–375 (Swedish)
Carl Henriksson Horn . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-K . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 517 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

Web links

Commons : Carl Henriksson Horn af Kanckas - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Carl Henriksson Horn on adelsvapen.com (Swedish = Gustaf Elgenstierna : Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor. 1925–1936).
Karl Henriksson (Horn) on Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (Swedish)

Individual evidence

^ Gabriel Anrep : Svenska adelns ättartaflor , Volume 2, Stockholm 1861, pp. 291–295.
↑ Otto Magnus von Stackelberg (edit.): Genealogical manual of the Estonian knighthood , Volume 3, Görlitz [1930], p. 89.
^ Karsten Brüggemann and Ralph Tuchtenhagen : residents and representatives of the city of Reval / Tallinn. In: Tallinn. Little history of the city. Cologne-Weimar-Vienna 2011, p. 4.
↑ 1333 C. v. Horni hauamonument-sarkofaagi pealisplaat ja küljed, A. Passer, 17th saj. algus (dolomiit) Kultuurimälestiste riiklik register (Estonian = grave slab C. v. Horn on the national register of [Estonian] cultural monuments).

personal data
SURNAME	Horn, Carl Henriksson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Horn af Kanckas, Karl Henriksson (Swedish)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish field marshal and statesman
DATE OF BIRTH	1550
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kankas
DATE OF DEATH	May 16, 1601
Place of death	Burtneck

[1] Gabriel Anrep : Svenska adelns ättartaflor , Volume 2, Stockholm 1861, pp. 291–295.

[2] Otto Magnus von Stackelberg (edit.): Genealogical manual of the Estonian knighthood , Volume 3, Görlitz [1930], p. 89.

[3] Karsten Brüggemann and Ralph Tuchtenhagen : residents and representatives of the city of Reval / Tallinn. In: Tallinn. Little history of the city. Cologne-Weimar-Vienna 2011, p. 4.

[4] 1333 C. v. Horni hauamonument-sarkofaagi pealisplaat ja küljed, A. Passer, 17th saj. algus (dolomiit) Kultuurimälestiste riiklik register (Estonian = grave slab C. v. Horn on the national register of [Estonian] cultural monuments).