Christopher von Güntersberg

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Christopher von Güntersberg (* in Livonia ; † November 1678 ) was Swedish major general and commander in Halmstad .

Life

Christopher von Güntersberg was a member of the noble family of Güntersberg . His parents were the Swedish major Christopher von Güntersberg († 1637) and Anna Gyllenstierna af Svaneholm († 1671).

He studied in Dorpat and inherited his father's Livonian estates Moisekull in the parish of Nuggens and Pert and Uddern in the parish of Ringen . Uddern was royal confirmed to him in 1645. In Sweden he acquired Gärahov in the parish of Byarums , Län Jönköping, which became his family's ancestral home and where a hereditary burial site was built.

Güntersberg initially joined the Swedish army as a volunteer, then in 1663 he was a colonel in the regiment in Halland . In 1664 he was introduced to the Swedish aristocracy (No. 685). In 1667, now with the rank of lieutenant colonel , he compared himself to the children of his brother Heinrich Johann († 1665) because of Uddern. In 1668 he was a colonel in the Skåne regiment, took part in the Skåne War , in particular the Battle of Lund . Also in 1676 he is said to have been commandant in Halmstadt , then in Narva . In 1677 he was promoted to major general.

Güntersberg died the following year, was first buried in Reval , but then exhumed , transferred to Sweden and finally buried again in 1679 in the church in Byarums. There is also an epitaph for him and his wife.

Güntersberg was married to Britta Sophia Strömberg († 1708), daughter of the mayor of Jönköping Peder Gudmundsson and Catharina Törnsköld. A previous marriage to a daughter of the Swedish Major General Christopher von Buhrmeister , Lord of Talkhof Castle in the Dorpat district , is very likely.

Four of his six sons also served in the Swedish military, two of them, Peter as the Swedish body member († 1701 in front of Narwa ) and Heinrich Johann as the Swedish captain of the Dragoons († 1705 in front of the brick courtyard ) stayed in the Northern War , only the latter set the tribe away, which, however, found his exit with his children. Of the three daughters, Britta Sophia married the Swedish lieutenant general and governor of Wismar , Baron Hans Isaak Ridderhielm († 1709). Anna Margaretha (1663–1743) married the later Swedish major general Johan Otto von Vicken (1657–1750).

literature

  • Gustaf Elgenstierna : The introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor med tillägg och rättelser. Vol. I-IX, Stockholm 1998, Adliga ätten VON GÜNTHERSBERCH, no. 685, utdöd
  • Lars Severin: The Norwegian and the Swedish-Livonian branch of the v. Güntersberg. In: Baltic pedigree and family tables. 54 year, Darmstadt 2012, pp. 84–85.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Epitaph in the Church of Byarums Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 30, 2019 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / brandt.slektforskning.se
  2. ↑ Genealogical Handbook of the Oesel Knighthood, Dorpat 1935 p. 45, StTfl. IV 1 u. 3 .; P. 47, ad IV 1-6, v. 1-2.
personal data
SURNAME Güntersberg, Christopher von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Günthersberch, Christopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish Major General and Commander in Halmstad
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Livonia
DATE OF DEATH November 1678