Klaus Fleming
Klaus Fleming | |
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1st Lord High Admiral of Sweden | |
In office 1571?[1] 1588?[2] – 1591? | |
Succeeded by | Axel Nilsson Ryning |
Lord High Constable of Sweden | |
In office 1591?–? | |
Preceded by | Gustaf Olofsson Stenbock |
Succeeded by | Magnus Brahe |
1st Governor-General of Finland[citation needed] | |
In office 1594[citation needed] – ? | |
Personal details | |
Born | Clas Eriksson Fleming 1535 Pargas, Sweden (now in Finland) |
Died | 13 April 1597 Pojo, Sweden (now part of Raseborg in Finland) |
Spouse | Ebba Stenbock |
Children | Johan Fleming |
Baron Klaus Eriksson Fleming (
Biography
Fleming's father – a grandson of Björn Ragvaldsson – was the Councilor of State Erik Fleming (1487–1548), also a remarkable man and King Gustav Vasa's favourite.[4]
In 1569 Fleming became a member of the
His sister
While his fleet was being prepared at Siuntio in April 1597, he suddenly fell sick. Nevertheless choosing to travel to meet his wife at Perniö, he died somewhere near the church of Pohja during the night of 12-13 April.[4][6] His body was taken to Turku, which Charles IX conquered that August.[4] Fleming's sons were executed in the Åbo Bloodbath of 1599.[4]
When studying Swedish history of the time, it is significant to remember there were many persons in similar positions with the name "Clas Fleming" at the time. Clas Eriksson Flemming should not be confused with
See also
- Fleming of Louhisaari
- Club War
- War against Sigismund
References
- ^ "Nordisk Familjebok - Riksamiral". Nordisk Familjebok at runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1916. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ Hofberg, Herman; Frithiof Heurlin; Viktor Millqvist; Olof Rubenson (1906). "Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon - Klas Fleming". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon at runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-4101-1416928956707.
- ^ a b c d e f Tarkiainen, Kari (30 November 2011). "Fleming, Klaus (noin 1535 - 1597)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Conciliatory, negotiating, insubordinate women. Female agency in the Fleming family, 1470–1620" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ Mäkelä-Alitalo, Anneli (12 November 2014). "Stenbock, Ebba (K 1614)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
- "Clas Eriksson Fleming". Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-4101-1416928956707.