Henning Rudolf Horn

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Henning Rudolf Horn , baron since 1701, count since 1715, (* 1651 in Pomerania ; † May 9, 1730 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish major general at the time of the Great Northern War , field master general and imperial council .

Life

Henning Rudolf Horn af Rantzien ( Ranzin ) was born in Pomerania in 1651 to Baltzar Horn and Magdalena Sofia Raden. He began his military career in 1664 as a volunteer in the artillery . In 1679 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and in 1681 was appointed in command of Kexholm Fortress . In 1695 he was appointed major general and commander of Narva . He became the commander of all fortresses in Ingermanland .

In 1700 he was in command of the First Siege of Narva and saved the city from the Russians . As a reward for this he was raised to the status of Swedish baron in 1701 . In 1704 at the second siege of Narva he was still in command. This time the fortress fell and he was captured. Little information is available about his fate as a prisoner in Russia. Together with his six children, he and other prisoners were sent to Moscow . For security reasons, the prisoners were transferred to different camps over time. His treatment during the ten years was characterized alternately by violence and good-natured indulgence, at least at times he had some freedom of movement. In 1714 Horn returned to Sweden as part of a prisoner exchange. However, his two daughters remained in captivity.

In Sweden, Horn von Rantzien was raised to the rank of count in 1715 and appointed to the imperial council.

family

He was married to Helena Sperling (1668-1704), a daughter of the Swedish Field Marshal Göran Sperling (1630-1691). The couple had the following children:

  • Ingeborg Christina (* 1681; † April 20, 1761) ⚭ Georg Bogislaus Staël von Holstein (1685–1763)
  • Märtha Helena (* 1690; † May 30, 1771) ⚭ Field Marshal Carl Heinrich Wrangell (1681–1755)
  • Magdalena Sophia (* 1693; † September 30, 1749) ⚭ Baron Sten Coyet
  • Ebba Katarina, ⚭ Lieutenant Colonel Carl Magnus du Rietz
  • Jörgen Rudolf († June 18, 1746) ⚭ Sophia Catharina Horn (1705–1754)

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SURNAME Horn, Henning Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish Major General and Imperial Councilor
DATE OF BIRTH 1651
PLACE OF BIRTH Pomerania
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1730
Place of death Stockholm