Herman Wrangel
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Herman Wrangel was a Swedish
soldier and politician of Baltic German
extraction. He was appointed Field Marshal in 1621, Privy Councillor
in 1630, and Governor General of Livonia
in 1643. He was also the father of Carl Gustaf Wrangel
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
soldier and politician of Baltic German
Baltic German
The Baltic Germans were mostly ethnically German inhabitants of the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, which today form the countries of Estonia and Latvia. The Baltic German population never made up more than 10% of the total. They formed the social, commercial, political and cultural élite in...
extraction. He was appointed Field Marshal in 1621, Privy Councillor
Privy Council of Sweden
The High Council of Sweden or Council of the Realm consisted originally of those men of noble, common and clergical background, that the king saw fit for advisory service...
in 1630, and Governor General of Livonia
Swedish Livonia
- Swedish infantry and cavalry regiments:Infantry regiments:* Garnisonsregementet i Riga * Guvenörsregementet i Riga * Livländsk infanteribataljon I...
in 1643. He was also the father of Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Carl Gustaf Wrangel was a high-ranking Swedish noble, statesman and military commander in the Thirty Years', Torstenson, Bremen, Second Northern and Scanian Wars....
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See also
- Polish-Swedish War
- http://www.historiesajten.se/visainfo.asp?id=78
- http://runeberg.org/sbh/b0745.html