Gustav David Hamilton, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Gustav David Hamilton

Swedish count and soldier

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1699

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1788

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Gustav David Hamilton (1699–1788) was a Swedish count and soldier.
He was born in 1699 in Barsebäck, Malmöhus County, Sweden.
He left Sweden in 1718-1720 to educate himself in warfare in France.
In 1720 he became a captain and in 1740 he became a lieutenant colonel, both during French service.
In 1741 he returned to Sweden and made a series of career progressions.
In 1741 he became a colonel, in 1747 a major general and in 1755 lieutenant general.
He was also named a count in 1751, and in 1765 he gained the right to the title field marshal.
In 1778 he was made a Lord of the Realm.
He was also politically active in the Hats.In 1758 he was made commander of Swedish forces in Swedish Pomerania during the Seven Years' War.
He led an advance on the Prussian capital of Berlin, but retreated following the Battle of Fehrbellin in September 1758.
Dissatisfaction with his performance led to him being replaced by his superiors.He was the father of Adolf Ludvig Hamilton.



Alternative names	Lundberg; Gustav Lundberg
Description	Swedish portrait painter and pastellist
Date of birth/death	17 August 1695	18 March 1786
Location of birth/death	Stockholm City	Stockholm
Work period	from 1720s date QS:P,+1720-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 until 1770s date QS:P,+1770-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	Paris, Stockholm
Authority control	: Q838499 VIAF: 25745822 ISNI: 0000 0000 6686 454X ULAN: 500027182 LCCN: n2006086273 WGA: LUNDBERG, Gustaf WorldCat

Carl Fredrich Brander (1705–1779)
Alternative names	Frederik Brander; Fredrik Brander
Description	Swedish portrait painter married to Charlotta Margareta Sebell
Date of birth/death	1705	22 June 1779
Location of birth/death		Stockholm
Authority control	: Q5584807 VIAF: 96171940 ULAN: 500070393 KulturNav: 0b745148-5875-4ac5-ba6c-ea948d58e376 RKD: 12039