Karl Gustav Düker
Karl Gustav Düker baron since 1711 , count since 1719 , (also Carl Gustaf Dücker ; * 1663 or April 22, 1671 in Meyris, Livonia ; † July 3, 1732 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish field marshal , governor general of Livonia and president of the Swedish War College .
Life
Karl Gustav Düker came from the German-Baltic Dücker family . He initially went into French service, but entered the outbreak of the Northern War as adjutant general of King Charles XII. into the Swedish army. Culvert was wounded in the Battle of Narva in 1700. In 1704 he took part in the successful storming of Lemberg and in 1706 defeated the Russians under General Bauer near Vilna . On October 13, 1707 he married Princess Theodora de Kozielska-Oginska . After the Battle of Poltava in 1709, he was taken prisoner of war , but was soon released again. In 1710 he commanded General Magnus Stenbock in the battle of Helsingborg against the Danes and in 1712 received command of the troops sent to reinforce the occupation of Stralsund . From here, Düker made successful forays and took part under Stenbock's command in the battles of Damgarten against the Saxons and at Gadebusch against the Danes.
Düker was in command of Stralsund when King Karl XII. arrived there on November 22, 1714 after his adventurous ride out of the Ottoman Empire . He defended the fortress during the siege of Stralsund under the supreme command of the king until he had to surrender to the Allies on December 23, 1715. Düker returned to Sweden and received supreme command of all troops against Norway . After the death of King Charles XII. In 1718 he stepped up for the succession to the throne of Karl's younger sister, Ulrike Eleonore . Soon afterwards he was made field marshal and raised to the rank of count, as such he was the last Swedish governor general of Livonia until the Peace of Nystad . His wife Theodora (born July 30, 1692) died on September 9, 1719 in Altona. Her body was buried in the crypt of St. Joseph's Church on the Große Freiheit . A bronze plaque donated by Düker commemorates them. In 1720 he married Hedvig Wilhelmina Oxenstierna af Korsholm och Wasa (1682–1758) for the second time . Carl Gustaf Düker died on July 3, 1732 in Stockholm as President of the War College and was buried in the Riddarholmskyrkan in the hereditary funeral of the Wasa family.
He was promoted to the Swedish baron class on July 12, 1711 (without introduction) as Freiherr zu Säby and on April 17, 1719 (introduced sub no. 61) as Count zu Jacobsberg to the Swedish count status.
literature
- Carl Gustaf Dücker (Dücher) on Svenskt biografiskt lexikon , website of the Swedish National Archives (Swedish).
- Johann Reinhold von Patkul: Strange life story, the 4 famous Swedish field marshals Count Rehnschild, Steenbock, Meyerfeld and Dücker, together with the attached life ... of ... Johann Reinhold Patküls. Leipzig 1753
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (Ed.): Entry on Karl Gustav Düker. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
- ^ Hermann Voges: The Siege of Stralsund in 1715. Stettin 1922, p. 150.
- ^ Siebmacher: Nobility of the Russian Baltic provinces. Dücker, p. 280.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Culvert, Karl Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dücker, Carl Gustaf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Baltic officer and Swedish count and field marshal; Governor General of Livonia and President of the College of War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1663 or April 22, 1671 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meyris, Livonia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 3, 1732 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |