Otto von Uexküll (Field Marshal)
Otto von Uexküll († 1601 ) was a Swedish field marshal .
Life
Otto von Uexküll came from the Estonian noble family Uexküll . His parents were Johann von Uexküll auf Kosch (1563 †) and Barbara von Anrep from the house of Thrush.
He must have been born before 1564 and was mentioned in a document from 1583 to 1601, was the heir to Fickel and Aß, district administrator in Wierland , 1592 field marshal and 1599 governor in Narwa .
Uexküll is the Swedish-Polish war fallen and was on February 3, 1601 in the Cathedral to Reval buried. His grave monument was created by Arent Passer .
He was married twice, his first marriage to Margaretha von Gilsen, who inherited the estate of Aß for him, and his second marriage to Sophia von Vietinghoff . A total of five children resulted from both marriages:
- exI.
- Otto († 1611), heir to Fickel ⚭ Anna von Maydell , heiress of Herküll
- Otto Johann († before 1638), heir to Aß; concludes the line
- Hildegard († 1665) ⚭ Otto von Uexküll († 1650), Estonian district administrator and heir to Felcks
- exII.
- Sophia, ⚭ 1621 Fabian von Tiesenhausen († 1649), judge and heir to Kotz, Andel and Huljel
- Johann († 1620), Swedish captain
- Reinhold ⚭ Anna von Dönhoff († after 1654)
literature
- Otto Magnus von Stackelberg (edit.): Genealogical manual of the Estonian knighthood . Vol .: 1, Görlitz, [1931], pp. 494-495
- Vilhelm Fredrik Palmblad: Biographiskt Lexicon öfver namnkunnige Svenska men. Örebro 1856, pp. 32-33
See also
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Uexküll, Otto von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yxkull, Otto; Uexkull, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish field marshal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1601 |