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War Of Deposition Against Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna
The War of Deposition against Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna () occurred during the years of 1466 and 1467, when, after Archbishop Jöns Bengtsson razed Penningsby, Nils Sture revolted. He quickly gained the support of the people in Gästriksland, arresting Jöns Bengtsson's baillif there. In September, the Tott family declared one of their members, Erik Axelsson Tott, as the new riksföreståndare after threats were made on Jöns Bengtsson's life. The Tott family also possibly gained control of Stockholm through a coup, although other sources claim it was given to Ivar Gren. After a sortie from Stockholm by its defenders on 31 August, a Danish fleet led by :sv:Claus_Rønnow, Claus Rønnow and the Danish king, Christian I, was forced to withdraw. Jöns Bengtsson barely managed to make it on, and half of the Danish fleet was lost during the withdrawal. On 15 November, Karl Knutsson was crowned as the king for the third time, and Jöns Bengtssson died on 15 December while on Öland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tott
The Tott family or Thott is the prominent Swedish noble family, whose members occupied many important positions in Sweden and Denmark. Notable members * Åke Henriksson Tott or Achatius Tott (1598–1640), Swedish soldier and politician * Bridget Tott or Birgitte Thott (1610–1662), Danish translator, writer and feminist * Brita Tott (fl. 1498), Danish and Swedish noble, landowner, royal county administrator, spy and forger * Clara Tott (1440–1520), court singer * Clas Åkesson Tott (c. 1530 – 1590), military field marshal and member of the Privy Council of Sweden * Erik Axelsson Tott (c. 1419 – 1481), Dano-Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden * François Baron de Tott François Baron de Tott (, ) (August 17, 1733, Chamigny, France – September 24, 1793, Hungary) was an aristocrat and a French military officer of Hungarian origin. Born on August 17, 1733, in Chamigny, a village in northern France, the desc ... (1733–1793), aristocrat * Hanne Tott (1771–1826 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
