Herman Wrangel (born 1584/1587 – 10 December 1643) was a

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military officer and statesman of Baltic German extraction.

Biography

Herman von Wrangel was born in Livonia. He came to Sweden around 1608. In 1612, he participated in the Kalmar War against Denmark. In 1619, Wrangel was commander of Älvsborg fortress. He was appointed

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in 1621,

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in 1630, and Governor General of

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in 1643. Wrangel was married three times. In 1636, he married Amalie of Nassau-Siegen, daughter of John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen. He was the father of statesman and military commander Carl Gustaf von Wrangel (1613–1676).

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Wrangel, 1. Herman
"''Nordisk familjebok''" (2nd edition, 1921)

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* 1580s births 1643 deaths Field marshals of Sweden Governors-General of Sweden Members of the Privy Council of Sweden 17th-century Swedish nobility Baltic-German people 17th-century Swedish military personnel People from Põltsamaa 17th-century Swedish politicians

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