Karl Bernhard Klinckowström
Karl Bernhard Klinckowström (born October 16, 1682 in Wismar , † October 26, 1704 with Kalisch ) was a chamberlain and favorite of the Swedish King Karl XII.
Life
Karl Bernhard was a son of Martin Klinckow (1650-1717), a government councilor in Swedish Pomerania ennobled under the name Klinckowström , and Anna Elisabeth Vorberger († 1705). He became a page of the same old Swedish Crown Prince Karl. After his coronation, he was appointed chamberlain in 1697. During the first years of the Great Northern War he was in all battles of Charles XII. at his side. He accompanied him on the landing on Zealand , the Battle of Narva (1700), the Battle of the Daugava (1701) and the Battle of Klissow (1702). During a reconnaissance ride with the king during the campaign in Poland in 1702, he was seriously wounded and was taken prisoner.
On October 26, 1704, Karl Bernhard Klinckowström accompanied the adjutant general Karl Gustav Düker to the walls of the Polish city of Kalisch , where he was supposed to accept the surrender. After the crew had already surrendered, a shot was fired from the walls, which immediately killed Klinckowström. Düker had ten captured Saxons shot in retaliation at his own risk. Klinckowström's body was carried with the army until the opportunity arose to send it to Pomerania . The burial took place in the family funeral of the Klinckowström family in Stralsund.
Because of his close contacts and his influence on the king, many people had tried to win the goodwill of the young page. Klinckowström was a passionate but also successful player . When he died he left around 50,000 riksdalers, most of which he is said to have acquired in this way.
literature
- Klinckowström, Karl Bernhard . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 14 : Kikarskten – Kroman . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1911, Sp. 272 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Klinckowström, Carl Bernhard . 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. 590 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Gabriel Anrep : Svenska Adelns Ättar-Taflor. Part 2. Norstedt & Söner, Stockholm 1861, p. 442 ( Google books ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anders Fryxell: Life story of Charles the Twelfth, King of Sweden. Volume 1. Vieweg, Braunschweig 1861, p. 220 ( Google books ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klinckowström, Karl Bernhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klinckowström, Carl Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chamber page and favorite of the Swedish King Charles XII. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1682 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wismar |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1704 |
| Place of death | Kalisch |