Jesper Matsson Krus

Jesper Matsson Krus , even Jesper Mattson and Jesper Mattsson cRUus af Edeby (* 1576 / 1577 ; † 1 November ^{. Jul} / 11. November 1622 ^greg. In Lemsjöholm ) was a Swedish Imperial Council , Field Marshal and Reich treasurer .

Life

Origin and family

Jesper Göran was a member of the Swedish noble family Cruus af Edeby . His parents were Matts Larsson Kruus († 1606) and Anna Björnsdotter Lepasätten († after 1612). In 1614 he married Brita De la Gardie (1581–1645), daughter of Pontus De la Gardie (1520–1585) and Sofia Gyllenhielm (1556–1583), thus the maternal granddaughter of King John III. In 1631 she became the third wife of Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna (1587-1640). His sons were the barons Lars Jespersson Cruus af Harfvila (1617–1644) and Johan Jespersson Cruus af Gundhem (1621–1656).

Career

Tomb of the couple Cruus in the Great Church in Stockholm

When the Polish-Swedish War broke out, Krus carried a banner of Finnish horsemen as Rittmeister . In 1605 he was appointed governor in Pernau and Lagman in Finland . In 1607 he besieged Wolmar with great difficulty . In 1608 he was promoted to commander in chief of the Swedish army in Finland, Estonia and Livonia , and was finally appointed to the Imperial Council in 1609. In 1610 he was colonel for all troops in Västergötland and in 1611 he was commander-in-chief against the Danes in the Kalmark War . He was promoted to General Field Colonel in 1612 and was appointed Imperial Treasurer as well as Field Marshal and General of the Army in 1615. King Gustav II. Adolf suggested Krus occasion of his coronation as knights . Most recently, he became governor of Riga in 1621 .

Krus was on his Good slain Lemsjöholm and first in the cathedral of Åbo buried, but then in 1624 by Stockholm transferred and in the Great Church finally laid to rest.

He was the heir to Harviala, Jockis and Lemsjöholm in Finland, as well as to Euseküll and Karkus in Estonia, and finally Rujen and Idwen in Livonia.

literature

Jesper Matsson Krus . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 15 : Kromat – Ledvätska . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1911, Sp. 87 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Unlike Anton von Stiernman: Swea och Götha Höfdinga-Minne , Stockholm 1835, pp. 467–468 (Swedish)
Jesper Matsson Krus . 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. 205-206 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

Web links

Commons : Jesper Mattson Krus - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Jesper Mattsson Krus on adelsvapen.com (Swedish = Gustaf Elgenstierna : Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor. 1925–1936).
Jesper Matsson Krus on Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (Swedish)

Individual evidence

^ Gabriel Anrep : Svenska adelns ättartaflor , Volume 1, Stockholm 1858, pp. 509-513.
^ Heinrich von Hagemeister : Materials for a history of the country estates of Livonia. Volume 1, Riga 1836, p. 123 and p. 136 ; Volume 2, Riga 1837, p. 169 and p. 172.

personal data
SURNAME	Krus, Jesper Matsson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cruus to Edeby, Jesper Mattson; Cruus af Edeby, Jesper Mattson; Cruus af Edeby, Jesper Mattsson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish Imperial Councilor, Field Marshal and Imperial Treasurer
DATE OF BIRTH	1576 or 1577
DATE OF DEATH	November 11, 1622
Place of death	Lemsjöholm

[1] Gabriel Anrep : Svenska adelns ättartaflor , Volume 1, Stockholm 1858, pp. 509-513.

[2] Heinrich von Hagemeister : Materials for a history of the country estates of Livonia. Volume 1, Riga 1836, p. 123 and p. 136 ; Volume 2, Riga 1837, p. 169 and p. 172.