Georg Magnus Sprengtporten
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Kingdom of Sweden | |
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Died | 13 October 1819 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | (aged 78)
Relations | Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten (brother) |
Count Georg Magnus Sprengtporten (
Early life
Sprengtporten was born in Porvoo (Swedish: Borgå), Uusimaa (Swedish: Nyland), Kingdom of Sweden (now Finland). He entered the army and rose to the rank of captain during the Seven Years' War. He assisted his brother in the revolution of 1772, and in 1775 was made a colonel and brigadier of the Savolax brigade in east Finland. Here he distinguished himself greatly as an organizer and administrator. The military school which he founded at Haapaniemi (then Tuhkaniemi), Kuopio (1 August 1780 until 1 May 1781 when it was moved to Haapaniemi estate in Rantasalmi, where it operated until a transfer to Hamina in 1819) subsequently became a state institution (Hamina Cadet School).[1]
1779–81
Like his brother he also came to the conclusion that his services had not been adequately appreciated, and the flattering way in which he was welcomed by the Russian court during a visit to
1786
The chosen Plan B was to establish an independent state under the protection of Russia. During the
1788–1808
In the following year, at the invitation of
Retirement
The last ten years of his life were lived in retirement.[1] Sprengtporten died in Saint Petersburg in 1819.
Memorial stones
Georg Magnus Sprengtporten's Memorial stones are located in Harbour park (Satamapuisto) of
References
- ^ a b c d e public domain: Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Sprengtporten, Göran Magnus, Count". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 737–738. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the