Nils Gyllenstierna
Nils Carlsson Gyllenstierna af Fogelvik (13 October 1648 – 30 March 1720), a member of the Swedish
Early career
Gyllenstierna studied at the universities of
Senior officer
When the Scanian war began in 1675, Gyllenstierna was recalled by the Swedish government; becoming colonel of
Political role
Gyllenstierna belonged to the cautious senior officers who hesitated before the aggressive plans of Charles XII. His objections lead to the shelving of a planned attack on the Electorate of Saxony in 1701; he also argued against the invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. After the battle of Poltava, Gyllenstierna opposed the rearmament policy advocated by Magnus Stenbock, as too onerous for the country, and in the Royal Council he joined with his son-in-law Arvid Horn in his opposition to the absent King. In the power struggle after the death of the King, Gyllenstierna again allied with Horn, but died in 1720.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b Anrep, Gustaf (1858-64). Svenska adelns attar-taflor. Stockholm: P.A. Nordstedt & söner, vol. 2, pp. 136-137 Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- ^ a b c Hofberg, Herman & al. (1906). Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag, vol. 1, p. 431. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- ^ a b Meijer & al., Bernhard (1904–1926). Nordisk familjebok. Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. Vol. 10, p. 772. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- ^ a b c Jonasson, Gustaf, "Nils Gyllenstierna." Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- ^ Wrangel, Ewert (1901). Zweden en de Nederlande. Leiden: E.J. Brill, p. 13, note 1. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
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