Axel Kurck

Axel Jönsson Kurck (also known as Akseli Kurki in

Swedish army and nobleman. He was a member of the Kurki of Laukko

Since 1582 Kurck was the lord of

Estonia. 20 November 1598 King Sigismund named him as the commander-in-chief of Finland.^[1]^[2]

At the

Linköping bloodbath but remained imprisoned in the Gripsholm Castle. Kurck was released in September 1602 as Stålarm died in prison in 1620. During the Ingrian War Kurck served as a captain under the command of Jacob De la Gardie.^[1]^[2]

Kurck spent his last years at the Anola estate in Nakkila, Sweden (now Finland). He is buried at the

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b Finnish National Biography (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 September 2013.