Gustav Horn

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Gustav Horn was a prominent Swedish general and military commander during the Thirty Years' War.

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instanceOf Swedish nobleman
general
human
military commander
allegiance Kingdom of Sweden
birthDate 1592-10-22
burialPlace Skara Cathedral
capturedAt Battle of Nördlingen (1634)
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
deathDate 1657-05-10
educatedAt University of Jena
University of Leipzig
University of Uppsala
linked to: Uppsala University

University of Wittenberg
familyName Horn
father Carl Horn
givenName Gustav
languageSpoken German
Swedish
memberOf Horn family
militaryBranch Swedish Army
militaryRank Field Marshal
mother Anna Jönsdotter
nobleTitle Count
notableBattle Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
Battle of Nördlingen (1634)
Battle of Rain (Lech) (1632)
notableFor Leading Swedish forces in the Thirty Years' War
Service as a leading strategist of the Swedish Empire
notableWork Reorganization of Swedish forces in Germany
participatedIn Thirty Years' War
Torstenson War
placeOfBirth Sweden
Vikhus
Västmanland
placeOfDeath Skara
Sweden
positionHeld Field Marshal of Sweden
Governor-General of Livonia
Member of the Swedish Council of the Realm
President of the Court of Appeal of Turku
releasedIn 1642
religion Lutheranism
servedUnder Christina of Sweden
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
spouse Kristina Oxenstierna
wasPrisonerOfWar Holy Roman Empire
yearsOfImprisonment 1634–1642

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