Axel Gyllenkrok, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swedish general and noble
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Place of Birth: Turku, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland
About Axel Gyllenkrok
- Axel Gyllenkrok, or Gyllenkrook (16 August 1665 – 17 September 1730) was a Swedish baron, military general, and governor of Gothenburg.
- He is best known as being the general quartermaster of King Charles XII of Sweden. He was the operational planner whose collections of route maps and reports were used by Charles XII to prepare for the campaign in Poland and Russia. After the King's defeat in the Battle of Poltava (8 July 1709), Gyllenkrok followed the King to the Ottoman Empire, but was captured by the forces of Peter I of Russia at a mission in Poland.
- He was imprisoned in places such as Siberia, and did not return to Sweden until 1722.
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See Also
- Famous People's Birthdays on 16 August, Finland
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- Famous People's Birthdays on 16 August, Sweden
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- Famous military personnel's Birthdays in August, Finland
- Famous military personnel's Birthdays on 16 August, Sweden
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Image Author, Source and License
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Source: Peter Ullgren: Det stora nordiska kriget 1700-1721. Stockholm 2008.
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Georg Engelhard Schröder
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| Alternative names | Georg Engelhardt Schröder; Georg Engelhardt Schroder; Georg Eneelhardt Schroder; George Engelhardt Schröder | ||
| Description | Swedish portrait painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 31 May 1684 | 17 May 1750 | |
| Location of birth/death | Stockholm | Stockholm | |
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Source: Peter Ullgren: Det stora nordiska kriget 1700-1721. Stockholm 2008.
License: CC-PD-Mark
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