Claes Tott
Count Claes Åkesson Tott , also Clas , Klaus or Claudius (born August 14, 1630 in Ekolsund, † July 12, 1674 in Paris ) was a Swedish field marshal and statesman .
Life
Origin and family
Claes was a son of the Swedish general and politician Åke Tott (1598-1640) and Sigrid Bielke (1607-1634). In 1665 he married Anna Margareta Oxenstierna (1650–1672), daughter of the Swedish Chancellor Count Erik Oxenstierna (1624–1656) and Elisabeth Brahe (1632–1689). His marriage was childless.
Career
Tott, until then Freiherr zu Siundby, lord of Eckholmsund, Liurala, Lehals-Lehn and Gerkenås, learned in 1652 as count on Carlsborg the elevation to the count status . In 1653 he became the top chamberlain appointed, became the annual Imperial Council and was captain-major of the bodyguard . In 1654 he acquired the palace and office of Wollin from Queen Christina and pledged it in 1655 to Count Christoph Schlippenbach (1624–1660). Also in 1654 he became a chancellery and Reichsstallmeister . He rose in 1656 to lieutenant general on, was appointed in 1657 for the second time to the kingdom equerry and eventually became in 1664 the top place holder of Stockholm . After his promotion to field marshal in 1665, he became governor-general of Livonia , where in 1666 he was given supreme command of the Swedish armies in Livonia, Estonia and Ingermanland . Urban Hjärne (1641–1724) became his personal physician in Riga . After he was sent as ambassador to France from 1661 to 1662 , Charles XI sent him . In 1672 he returned to Paris in this capacity.
The Tottesund in Österbotten , where Tott had a mansion built in 1660 , is named after him. In Estonia he also owned the Matzal and Leal estates .
literature
- August Wilhelm Hupel : Historical-chronological-biographical news from the Liefland governors-general, governors and governors of the Riga Castle to the royal. Swedish reign. In: Nordische Miscellaneen , Vol. 18-19. Hartknoch, Riga 1789, pp. 489-490
- Claes Tott . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 29 : Tidsekvation – trompe . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1919, Sp. 498-499 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Claes Tott . 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. 633 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона , Volume XXXIIIa. St. Petersburg 1901, p. 665 (Russian)
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (Ed.): Entry on Clas Tott. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Grotius |
Ambassador to France 1661 / 1672–1662 / 1674 |
Johan Palmquist |
| Johan Axelsson Oxenstierna |
Governor General of Livonia 1666–1671 |
Fabian von Fersen |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dead, Claes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tott, Claes Åkesson (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish field marshal and statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1630 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ekolsund |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1674 |
| Place of death | Paris |