Nils Bielke (General)

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Nils Bielke (portrait of David Richter the Younger)

Count Nils Bielke af Åkerö (born February 7, 1644 in Stockholm ; † November 26, 1716 ) was a Swedish general and governor of Swedish Pomerania. He achieved dubious fame through the so-called " Bielke coin twists ".

Life

The son of Ture Nilsson Bielke and Kristina Anna Banér became colonel in the bodyguard regiment under King Charles XI at the age of 29 . appointed and took part in the Battle of Lund , among others . Between 1679 and 1682 Bielke was ambassador to France , entered the imperial service in 1684 and distinguished himself in the Turkish wars of the following years, so that he was appointed general.

After Sweden returned, he became in 1687 Governor General of Pomerania and Estonia , and in 1690 field marshal . In the Palatinate Wars from 1688 to 1697, for several years he thwarted the aid that Sweden owed the German Empire according to the treaty.

He was on October 12, 1687 in the Stockholm Palace of King Charles XI. raised to the Swedish count status and introduced to the count class on February 4, 1689 at the knight's house (as No. 29). On July 1, 1688, he also took with royal permission to by Emperor I. Leopold conferred imperial counts on.

From August 1688 Bielke, with the permission of Karl XI. Mint inferior coins in Stettin and put them into circulation in Hamburg (“ Bielkeschen Münzwirren ” during the “ Little Tipper Period ”).

Only after Charles XI. Had died in 1697, Karl XII. In 1698 Bielke and his mint master Arensburg were arrested and a long process ensued, which ended on April 15, 1705 with the death sentence for Bielke on charges of abuse of power. At the intercession of the queen widow Hedwig Eleonora , Bielke was pardoned in June 1705 , but remained banned from the court for the rest of his life. Except for the farms of Gäddeholm and Salestad, he lost all of his goods.

family

He was married to Eva Horn von Björneborg (born September 14, 1653, † 1740). The couple had the following children:

  • Gustaf (July 20, 1672 - July 20, 1672)
  • Ture (February 17, 1674 - February 17, 1674)
  • Eva (* December 13, 1677; † September 20, 1715) ⚭ Abraham Brahe (* August 24, 1669; † March 6, 1728)
  • Adam (November 13, 1679 - November 13, 1679)
  • Sigrid Catharina (November 2, 1681; † July 24?) ⚭ September 14, 1706 Johann Georg von Flemming , (1679–1747) son of Heino Heinrich von Flemming
  • Kaarle Kustaa, Carl Gustaf Bielke (July 12, 1683 - February 11, 1754) ⚭ Pirita Sofia Horn von Marienborg (April 6, 1679 - December 2, 1728)
  • Ture Gabriel (* November 22, 1684; † May 11, 1763) ⚭ Charlotta Christina Piper (* September 24, 1693; † March 15, 1727)
  • Christina Anna (born September 10, 1687; † May 3, 1742) ⚭ Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Mörner , Count of Morlanda and Espelunda (1658–1721)
  • Ulrike Ebba (* December 9, 1688; † November 28, 1716) ⚭ Friedrich Wilhelm von Sparr, Lord on Greifenberg (* February 12, 1657; † November 9, 1729)
  • Sofia Charlotta (November 30, 1693 - January 1, 1696)

literature

  • Nils Bielke . 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. 91 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

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personal data
SURNAME Bielke, Nils
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bielke af Åkerö, Nils Graf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish general
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1644
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1716