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17: 65:, Germany, into a Swedish noble family of medieval origin. He was the son of Henrik Horn (1578-1618) and was born two months after the father's death. During his youth, the city of Stade came under the rule of Sweden possession in 1628. Stade was held by the Danish from 1636 until reverting to Swedish control in 1643. Horn received a military education and pursued a military career in the service of the 69:. At the age of 25, he was appointed Colonel. Horn became Major General in 1654, General Lieutenant and Chief of the Finnish Army in 1657 and Field Marshal in 1665. He distinguished himself in the 268: 258: 120:
from 1629 until 1721. In 1680, Horn left Livonia and returned to help rebuild Stade which had been besieged in 1676 during the
58: 101: 70: 243: 108:. He was appointed to the head of the College of Amiralities in 1677. In 1678, he was appointed as the 84:
As Governor-General he commanded Swedish forces in 1675/76 against the allied German armies during the
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which was under a Personal union with Sweden from –1712.
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Horn married in 1674 with Beata Magdalena Wittenberg.
100:). That same year, he was defeated by Denmark in the 225: 15: 269:17th-century Swedish military personnel 226: 92:in 1677 and was made a member of the 13: 14: 280: 259:17th-century Swedish politicians 205: 127: 179: 157: 135:He died during 1693 in Stade. 59:Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen 1: 189:. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon 150: 116:which was a dominion of the 48: 7: 138: 10: 285: 73:and in 1666 was appointed 29:Henrik Horn af Marienborg 53:Henrik Horn was born at 122:Swedish-Brandenburg War 94:Privy Council of Sweden 43:Privy Council of Sweden 86:Bremen-Verden Campaign 21: 19: 217:Nationalencyklopedin 165:"Horn of Marienborg" 110:Commander-in-Chief 102:Battle of Køge Bay 90:Royal Swedish Navy 67:Royal Swedish Army 41:and member of the 22: 244:People from Stade 167:. Adelsvapen-Wiki 276: 264:Swedish admirals 254:Swedish generals 249:Swedish nobility 199: 198: 196: 194: 183: 177: 176: 174: 172: 161: 75:Governor-General 284: 283: 279: 278: 277: 275: 274: 273: 224: 223: 208: 203: 202: 192: 190: 185: 184: 180: 170: 168: 163: 162: 158: 153: 141: 130: 71:Polish campaign 51: 12: 11: 5: 282: 272: 271: 266: 261: 256: 251: 246: 241: 236: 222: 221: 207: 204: 201: 200: 178: 155: 154: 152: 149: 148: 147: 140: 137: 129: 126: 118:Swedish Empire 50: 47: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 281: 270: 267: 265: 262: 260: 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 245: 242: 240: 237: 235: 232: 231: 229: 219: 218: 213: 210: 209: 206:Other Sources 188: 187:"Henrik Horn" 182: 166: 160: 156: 146: 143: 142: 136: 133: 128:Personal life 125: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 82: 80: 79:Bremen-Verden 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 46: 44: 40: 36: 35: 30: 26: 18: 215: 212:Horn, Henrik 211: 191:. Retrieved 181: 169:. Retrieved 159: 134: 131: 97: 83: 63:Lower Saxony 52: 32: 28: 24: 23: 239:1693 deaths 234:1618 births 145:Horn family 106:Scanian War 104:during the 61:, today in 25:Henrik Horn 20:Henrik Horn 228:Categories 151:References 49:Biography 139:See also 34:friherre 220:(1992). 114:Livonia 98:riksråd 57:in the 39:admiral 193:May 1, 171:May 1, 55:Stade 195:2018 173:2018 214:in 124:. 112:of 77:of 37:), 230:: 45:. 197:. 175:. 96:( 27:(

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friherre
admiral
Privy Council of Sweden
Stade
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Lower Saxony
Royal Swedish Army
Polish campaign
Governor-General
Bremen-Verden
Bremen-Verden Campaign
Royal Swedish Navy
Privy Council of Sweden
Battle of Køge Bay
Scanian War
Commander-in-Chief
Livonia
Swedish Empire
Swedish-Brandenburg War
Horn family
"Horn of Marienborg"
"Henrik Horn"
Nationalencyklopedin
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1618 births
1693 deaths
People from Stade
Swedish nobility
Swedish generals

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