Lieutenant-colonel of the Hakkapeliittas
Åke Henriksson Tott
Born (1598-06-04 ) 4 June 1598 Gerknäs gård, Uusimaa , Finland Died 14 July 1640(1640-07-14) (aged 42) Lavila, Eurajoki Buried Allegiance Sweden Service/ branch Cavalry Years of service 1613-1632 Rank Field Marshal (Fältmarskalk )Battles/wars Spouse(s)
Sigrid Bielke
(
m. 1628)
Christina Brahe
(
m. 1638)
Children Clas Åkesson Tott
Åke Henriksson Tott (or Achatius Tott ; 4 June 1598 – 14 July 1640) was a Finnish soldier and politician. His estates included Ekolsund in Sweden, Sjundeby 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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See also
Hakkapeliitta
References
Nordisk familjebok, 2:a upplagan, Malmö
Article Tott, Åke in Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (2008).
External links
International National People