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Lorentz Creutz (; 16151 June 1676) was a
Swedish
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friherre
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baron
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), government administrator, county governor (''landshövding'') of
Kopparberg County
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(1655–62), member of the Privy Council and supreme commander of the
Swedish navy
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for a few months in 1676.
He successfully served as an administrator in the Treasury in later years and was appointed as navy commander in early 1676 during the
Scanian War
The Scanian War ( da, Skånske Krig, , sv, Skånska kriget, german: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, ...
. However, his complete lack of naval military experience combined with the generally poor state of the Swedish fleet led to his death on ''
Kronan'', the flagship of the navy, at the
battle of Öland on 1 June 1676.
Creutz married the ''friherrinna'' (roughly baroness) Elsa Duwall (1620–1675), daughter of general Jakob MacDougall (ennobled as "Duvall") and Anna von der Berge.
Children
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Carl Gustaf Creutz
Carl Gustaf Creutz (1660−1728) was a Swedish general.
He served as a page of Charles XI and experienced the Scanian War and by 1691 he was a captain in the Life Regiment of Horse. The Great Northern War began in 1700 and Creutz participated in ...
Sources
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Svensk uppslagsbok
''Svensk uppslagsbok'' is a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1929 and 1955, in two editions.
First edition
The first edition was started in 1929 by ''Baltiska förlaget AB'', but publishing was taken over by ''Svensk uppslagsbok AB'' in 1 ...
''. Malmö 1931.
*''Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor'', Gustaf Elgenstierna
See also
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Creutz family
1615 births
1676 deaths
Swedish admirals
Lorentz the elder
Governors of Västerbotten County
Deaths due to shipwreck at sea
Place of birth missing
17th-century Swedish military personnel
17th-century Swedish politicians
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