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Gustav Horn, Count of Pori

1592 - 1657

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Count Gustav Horn (October 22, 1592 – May 10, 1657) was a Swedish nobleman, military officer, and Governor-General. He was appointed member of the Royal Council in 1625, Field Marshal in 1628, Governor General of Livonia in 1652 and Lord High Constable since 1653. In the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), he was instrumental as a commander in securing victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld, in 1631. He was High Councillor of the realm in 1625, elevated to the rank of field marshal in 1628, and sometimes commander-in-chief of Swedish forces in Germany during Thirty Years' War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustav Horn, Count of Pori is the 795th most popular military personnel (down from 656th in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 243rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swedish Military Personnel.

Gustav Horn, Count of Pori was a Swedish military officer who served as a general in the Swedish army during the 18th century. He is most famous for his role in the Swedish-Russian War of 1788-1790.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori ranks 795 out of 2,058. Before him are Rudolf Schmundt, David Farragut, Helmuth von Pannwitz, Nikolay Gumilyov, Hans Karl von Diebitsch, and John Hanning Speke. After him are Hans von Salmuth, Emiliano Mercado del Toro, John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan, Soemu Toyoda, and Cleombrotus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1592, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori ranks 10. Before him are Pierre Gassendi, Wilhelm Schickard, Gerard van Honthorst, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Jacques Callot, and Peter Snayers. After him are Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Catalina de Erauso, Saib Tabrizi, Luarsab II of Kartli, François le Métel de Boisrobert, and Étienne Brûlé. Among people deceased in 1657, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori ranks 9. Before him are Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, Frans Snyders, William Bradford, Clara Peeters, Balthasar van der Ast, and Jacob van Campen. After him are Menasseh Ben Israel, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, Kâtip Çelebi, Olimpia Maidalchini, Laura Mancini, and Robert Blake.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori ranks 281 out of 1,879. Before him are Nils Gabriel Sefström (1787), Christopher Polhem (1661), Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807), Lennart Carleson (1928), Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland (1827), and Jan-Ove Waldner (1965). After him are Jacob Georg Agardh (1813), Krister Henriksson (1946), Gunnel Lindblom (1931), Mikkey Dee (1963), Johan Vilhelm Snellman (1806), and Olof Björnsson (950).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Sweden

Among military personnels born in Sweden, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori ranks 5. Before him are Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622), Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755), Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), and Johan Banér (1596). After him are Magnus Stenbock (1664), Henri Saint Cyr (1902), Hans von Rosen (1888), and Gustaf Dyrssen (1891).

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