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Evert Horn

April 08, 2024

Evert Karlsson Horn af Kanckas (11 June 1585 – 30 July 1615) was a Swedish Field Marshal and Governor of Narva.[1]

Evert Karlsson Horn af Kanckas portrayed on Finnish postage stamp (1934)
Haapsalu Castle

Biography edit

He was born at Haapsalu Castle in the Swedish province of Estonia. He was a son of Field Marshal Carl Horn and Agneta von Dellwig. His younger brother was Field Marshal Gustav Horn, Count of Pori (1592–1657). [2] In 1608, Horn was assigned to service with Jakob De la Gardie (1583–1652), Chief Commander in Finland. Evert Horn was appointed Governor (Ståthållare) of Narva in 1613 and Field Marshal in 1614. During the Ingrian War, he was killed by a bullet during the early days of the Swedish siege of Pskov in 1615. [3]

Personal life edit

In 1613, he married Margareta Fincke (ca. 1611-1647), daughter of Governor Gödik Fincke (ca. 1546–1617) and his first wife Ingeborg Boije (ca. 1550-1580). Their son Gustav Evertsson Horn af Marienborg (1614–1666) was a member of the Privy Council of Sweden and Governor General of Finland. [4][5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Evert Horn". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Haapsalu Castle". castles.info. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jakob P. De la Gardie". Swedish biographical dictionary. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Gödik Fincke". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Gustaf Evertsson Horn". Nordisk Familjebok. 1909. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

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