Johan Anders Jägerhorn

Johan (Jan) Anders Jägerhorn af Spurila (1752-1825) was a Finnish

Sveaborg

fortress in 1808 was Johan Anders' brother.

Life

The

Eric the Saint of Sweden came to Finland and made an early ancestor of the family squire

Johan Anders Jägerhorn was a military officer with the rank of major in the Swedish army and lieutenant colonel in the Russian army 1789.

As a participant in an officers’ plot against the Swedish king in Finland 1788, Jägerhorn advocated sovereignty for Finland. Condemned to death by the Swedes on the ground of treason, he was exiled to Germany. In Hamburg he befriended

Finnish independence

. Finland declared independence on 6 December 1917.

Johan Anders Jägerhorn was the founder and leader of a secret order called

Walhalla-orden

with its seat in the Suomenlinna fortress.

He was married to Ulrika Sofia Blomcreutz of Swedish nobility in 1783. Jägerhorn died in Porvoo, Finland on 6 March 1825. His only two daughters had died at early age in tragic accidents.

Legacy

In 1981, Minister Desmond O'Malley of Ireland unveiled a commemorative plaque adorning Jägerhorn's house in Porvoo, Finland and stated: "If this man has spent 2 years of prison for the independence of Ireland, he is indeed worthy of this plaque."

Sources

Bruno Lesch (1941), Jan Anders Jägerhorn : patriot och världsborgare, separatist och emigrant : en tidsskild ring / Bruno Lesch.,
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