Gustaf Otto Stenbock
Swedish politician
Died when: 71 years 17 days (852 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Count Gustaf Otto Stenbock (7 September 1614 – 24 September 1685) was a Swedish soldier and politician.He was son of Friherre (1575–1629) and Countess (1583–1645), born in Torpa, Länghem parish, Tranemo Municipality, Västergötland, Sweden.
He was appointed commanding officer of the Kronoberg Regiment in 1637, Major General in 1643, Privy Councilor in 1652, Field Marshal in 1656, under the terms of the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658 became Governor General of Scania, Halland and Blekinge, Lord High Admiral in 1664, and Chancellor of Lund University in 1666.
He was deposed as admiral by King Charles XI of Sweden in 1675.
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