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Åke Henriksson Tott

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Åke Henriksson Tott
Åke Tott by Otto Wallgren
Born(1598-06-04)4 June 1598
Gerknäs gård, Uusimaa, Finland
Died14 July 1640(1640-07-14) (aged 42)
Lavila, Eurajoki
Buried
Allegiance Sweden
Service / branchCavalry
Years of service1613-1632
RankField Marshal (Fältmarskalk)
Battles / wars
Spouse(s)
Sigrid Bielke
(m. 1628)
Christina Brahe
(m. 1638)
ChildrenClas Åkesson Tott

Åke Henriksson Tott (or Achatius Tott; 4 June 1598 – 14 July 1640) was a Swedish nobleman, soldier and politician. His estates included Ekolsund in Sweden, Sjundby in Finland, Polchow in Swedish Pomerania and Lihula in Swedish Livonia.

He was born in Lohja to Princess Sigrid of Sweden and nobleman Henrik Klasson Tott. He was appointed Privy Councilor in 1630, and Field Marshal in 1631.

In the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), he commanded troops at the Battle of Grubin, in 1627 and the Battle of Breitenfeld, in 1631. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden is said to have called him "the snow plow, who is going to clear the path for the rest".

He married Sigrid Bielke (1607–1634), and fathered Clas Åkesson Tott the younger, and Åke Henrik Åkesson Tott.

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References

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  • Nordisk familjebok, 2:a upplagan, Malmö
  • Article Tott, Åke in Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (2008).
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