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Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld

1651 - 1722

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Count Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld (6 August 1651 – 29 January 1722) was a Swedish Field Marshal (fältmarskalk) and Royal Councillor. He was mentor and chief military advisor to King Charles XII of Sweden, and served as deputy commander-in-chief of the Carolean Army, an army he assisted both in its education and development. Rehnskiöld grew up in Swedish Pomerania and studied at Lund University under philosopher Samuel von Pufendorf. He entered Swedish war service in 1673 and participated with distinction in the Battles of Halmstad, Lund, and Landskrona during the Scanian War, where he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel and Adjutant-General. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld is the 715th most popular military personnel (down from 691st in 2019), the 1,818th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,697th in 2019) and the 126th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld ranks 715 out of 2,058. Before him are Zhuge Jin, Mario Terán, Alexander Marinesko, August Hirt, Jules Brunet, and Sigismund Korybut. After him are Wilhelm Schepmann, Billy Mitchell, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, Lothar von Trotha, Eduard Roschmann, and Domnica.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1651, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld ranks 9. Before him are François Fénelon, William Dampier, Natalya Naryshkina, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, Engelbert Kaempfer, and Madame d'Aulnoy. After him are Charles II, Elector Palatine, Charles Eugène de Croÿ, Louis Antoine de Noailles, Joseph Vaz, William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and George XI of Kartli. Among people deceased in 1722, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld ranks 9. Before him are John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Bartholomew Roberts, John Toland, Johann Kuhnau, Pierre Varignon, and Johann Adam Reincken. After him are Adriaen van der Werff, Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins, Claude Gillot, Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse, Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg, and Antoine Coypel.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld ranks 1,818 out of 7,253. Before him are Eduard Spranger (1882), Otto Sander (1941), Princess Elisabeth of Saxony (1830), August Hirt (1898), Balthasar Hubmaier (1485), and Conrad, Margrave of Meissen (1097). After him are Carl Loewe (1796), Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1949), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), Peter Henlein (1479), Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886), and Lothar von Trotha (1848).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld ranks 126. Before him are Georg Stumme (1886), Wilhelm Adam (1877), Matthias Kleinheisterkamp (1893), Walter Stennes (1895), Nicolaus von Below (1907), and August Hirt (1898). After him are Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886), Lothar von Trotha (1848), Hans Langsdorff (1894), Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759), and Karl-Adolf Hollidt (1891).

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