Gustaf Eduard Taube from Odenkat

Gustaf Eduard Graf Taube von Odenkat ( Swedish : Gustaf Edvard Taube af Odenkat; * November 4, 1818 in Uppsala , † May 14, 1899 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish count , colonel and city ​​commander of Stockholm. He came from the German-Swedish-Baltic noble family of the " von Taube ".

Career

Count Gustaf Edward put 1835 in a Swedish artillery - Regiment his exam for constable from. He then became a sergeant and passed his officer examination on April 14, 1836, in the same regiment he was promoted to sub-lieutenant. Then in 1848 he was employed as an Arbetsofficer, comparable to the task of a specialist officer , in the assembly work at Vaxholm Fortress . Next he was appointed chief of equipment work in Dalarö and was promoted to lieutenant . In March 1849 he began his service in the Danish army , he took over the function of a platoon leader and then that of the leader of an artillery battery . Between 1849 and 1850 he took part in the Battle of Kolding , battles at Almind , Blaakjærskov and Vejle and was awarded the Dannebrogorden to Knight (1st class) in 1850 . In October 1850 he became a general staff officer and until 1851 he worked as a translator in the defense department. This was followed by an adjutant position in the 4th military district . On June 30, 1854 he was promoted to captain and commanded a Swedish artillery regiment until June 1855. From 1855 to 1857 he served with King Oskar I (1799-1859) as an aide-de-camp , then until 1868 he was employed as chief of staff of the 4th military district. On July 7, 1859 he was awarded the Order of St. Olav decorated . For his outstanding care of the ambassador from Orange-Nassau , General Heinrich Hellmuth von Hadeln , during the coronation of the Swedish King Carl XV. (1826–1872), he was awarded the Military and Community Service Order of Adolph von Nassau in August 1860 . Furthermore, he received the Order of the Sword on July 6, 1862 for his outstanding service . In 1864 he became a major in the Skaraborgs Regiment and in 1867, as a lieutenant colonel, again took over the role of aide-de-camp, this time with King Carl XV. He was next employed as head of the military shooting school , after which he became city commander of Stockholm and was promoted to colonel in 1869 . In 1868 he was honored with the Dannebrogorden commander (2nd class). On January 17, 1879, he retired from military service and received the privilege of doing civil service in the army and general staff. In 1889 he was named “Commander of the Order of Saint Olav”. His last award in 1898 was the " Dannebrogsmänner Badge ".

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  Order of St. Olav, knight 1st class

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  Military and civil service medals of Adolph von Nassau, officer

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  Order of the sword, knight 1st class

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  Dannebrogorden, Commander 2nd Class

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  Order of Saint Olav, Commander

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  Dannebrog Men, Silver Cross of Honor

family

His parents were the Swedish court marshal Gustaf Johann Count Taube von Odenkat (1796–1872) and his wife the court master Christina Ulrika Lagerbring (1798–1862). Gustaf Eduard was married to Matilda Charlotta Degenær (1826–1856) and to Adelaide Constance Nyström (1834–1868) for the second time. The second marriage had four daughters: Eva Christina Adelaide (* 1864), married to Carl Axel Göran (1858–1912), Marianne (1867–1928), married to Sigvard Glad Landgraff (1856–1919), Carolina Taube (* 1868 ), married to Vilhelm Ferdinand Teden (1865–1929), divorced in 1924 and Ebba Taube, twin sister of Carolina (* 1868)

Gustaf Eduard von Taube died on May 14, 1899 in Stockholm and was buried on the Artillerikyrkgården, on which his gravestone can also be found. He had four brothers, Carl Friedrich (1820–?), Arvid (1821–1887), Gustaf Diedrich (Göta) (1823–1887) and Henning Adolf (1826–1880), all of whom died before him. His nephew Henning Gustaf Count Taube von Odenkat (1851–1927), a son of Hennig Adolf, was the Count's successor .

Web links

• Entry on Adelsvapen Genealogy, Tab 7 (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ gravsten över och översten kommendören Greve Gustaf Edward Taube