Thomas van der Noot (1630 - 1677) was a Dutch military figure who served in the

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. Born in

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, he came to Sweden with his mother in the 1650s and married a Swedish noble lady. Thomas van der Noot became a Swedish officer, second lieutenant in 1655, colonel in 1668 and was Major General in 1677, and participated in the Swedish service in many battles in Europe. He was in knighted in about 1674 about the time he built the

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. He was killed in the Battle of Stettin on August 4, 1677. After his death the Van der Nootska palace become an embassy to the Dutch minister.

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Swedish generals 1630 births 1677 deaths Dutch expatriates in Sweden {{Sweden-mil-bio-stub