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Count Gustav Gustavsson of Vasaborg, 1st Count of
Nystad (24 April 1616 – 25 October 1653) was a Swedish noble and military officer.
Biography
He was a son of King
Gustavus Adolphus (''Gustav II Adolf'') and his mistress
Margareta Slots.
In 1626 he was enrolled at
Uppsala University
Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation.
The university rose to significance during ...
. In 1633, during the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle ...
, Gustav entered the Swedish military service and the next year was appointed
Lutheran Administrator of the
Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück
The Prince-Bishopric of OsnabrückAlso known as the Prince-Bishopric of Osnaburg) (german: link=no, Hochstift Osnabrück; Fürstbistum Osnabrück, Bistum Osnabrück) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1225 until 1803. ...
. In 1637 he was ennobled with the title of
Vasaborg
Vasaborg was a noble family of Sweden and a branch of the House of Vasa.
Origins
King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden had an illegitimate son called Gustav Gustavsson who in 1637 was ennobled under the name of Vasaborg, echoing his father's House ...
, echoing his father's membership of the
House of Vasa. In 1647 he was made Count of Nystad in the
Swedish nobility
The Swedish nobility ( sv, Adeln eller Ridderskapet och Adeln) has historically been a legally and/or socially privileged class in Sweden, and part of the so-called ''frälse'' (a derivation from Old Swedish meaning ''free neck''). The archaic term ...
and in 1648 received
Wildeshausen
Wildeshausen (Low Saxon: ''Wilshusen'') is a town and the capital of the Oldenburg district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated by the river Hunte.
History
In 1648, Wildeshausen and the surrounding district was ceded to Sweden, in the Peace ...
in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
as his own fief, after it had been won by Sweden at the
Peace of Westphalia of that year. He was married to Countess Anna Sofia Wied-Runkel, who long outlived him, dying in 1694.
In 1649 Gustav unsuccessfully sought the position of
Lord High Admiral in succession to
Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm
Baron Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm (4 March 1574 – 17 March 1650) was a Swedish soldier and politician. He was made a baron (''friherre'') in 1615, appointed Field Marshal in 1616, Privy Councilor in 1617, Governor General of Ingria in 1617 a ...
, an illegitimate son of his grandfather
King Charles IX. Dissatisfied with the outcome, he returned to Lower Saxony and died there at Wildeshausen. His body was brought back to Sweden for burial at
Riddarholmskyrkan
Riddarholmen Church ( sv, Riddarholmskyrkan) is the church of the former medieval Greyfriars Monastery in Stockholm, Sweden. The church serves as the final resting place of most Swedish monarchs.
Riddarholmen Church is located on the island o ...
in
Stockholm.
Children
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Christina of Vasaborg Christina of Vasaborg (1644–1709) was the eldest child of Gustav of Vasaborg, Count of Nystad, and a granddaughter of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
Born in 1644, on 21 February 1665 she married in Stockholm Volmar Wrangel, Baron (''Friherr ...
(16449 September 1709)
#Gustav (23 May 164528 January 1646)
#Charlotte (d. 24 June 1655)
#
Gustav Adolphus of Vasaborg
Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to:
*Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin
Art, entertainment, and media
* ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film
* ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...
(1653–1732)
#Sophia (3 May8 August 1654)
See also
*
House of Vasaborg
References
Sources
This article is fully or partially based on material from
Nordisk familjebok, (1921).
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