Skytte is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Bengt Skytte
Bengt Skytte (1614–1683) was a Swedish courtier and diplomat. He was a follower of Comenius and proposed a pansophic city, "Sophopolis".
Early life
He was the son of Johan Skytte and Maria Näf (Neaf) and brother of Vendela Skytte.
He matricula ...
(1614–1683), Swedish courtier and diplomat
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Christina Anna Skytte
Christina Anna Skytte (9 November 1643 – 21 January 1677) was a Swedish baroness and pirate.
Life
Christina Anna Skytte was born in the parish of Ålems at Mönsterås Municipality, Mönsterås in Kalmar County, Sweden. Her parents were Anna ...
(1643–1677), Swedish noblewoman
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Gustav Skytte
Gustav Adolf Skytte af Duderhof (1637 – 21 April 1663) was a Swedish nobleman. He became a pirate and plundered ships in the Baltic Sea in the years 1657 to 1662.
Biography
Skytte was born at Strömsrum Manor in the parish of Ålems at Mön ...
(1637–1663), Swedish nobleman and pirate
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Johan Skytte
Johan Skytte (1577, in Nyköping – 15 March 1645, in Söderåkra, Sweden) was a Swedish statesman, and the founder of the ''Academia Gustaviana'' (today's University of Tartu in Estonia), in 1632.
He was a son of the mayor of Nyköping, Bengt ...
(1577–1645), Swedish politician
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Karl Skytte
Karl Skytte (31 March 1908 – 9 June 1986), was a Danish politician and party leader. He served as member of Folketinget for the Danish Social Liberal Party from 1947 to 1978 and as the party's leader from 1960 to 1968. He was a farmer by pro ...
(1908–1986), Danish politician
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Maria Skytte
Maria Skytte af Duderhof (died 1703) was a Swedish Baroness and Countess known for her unconventional lifestyle.
She was the daughter of Baron Bengt Skytte and Christina Sparre and the niece of Vendela Skytte. Gustav Skytte and Christina Anna Skyt ...
(died 1703), Swedish noblewoman
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Vendela Skytte
Vendela Skytte (or Wendela Skytte) (8 December 1608 – 18 August 1629) was a Swedish noblewoman, salonist and writer, poet and Lady of Letters. During her lifetime, she became an ideal and role model for a learned female scholar.
Biography
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(1608–1629), Swedish noblewoman, writer, and poet
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