Gustaf Carlson | |
|---|---|
_c_1690.png) Portrait by unknown artist fromc. 1690 | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Sweden Dutch Republic Kingdom of England |
| Years of service | 1667–1690 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | |
| Born | 1646 Stockholm,Sweden |
| Died | 1 January 1708(1708-01-01) (aged 61) Terherne,Dutch Republic |
| Spouse | |
| House | House of Carlson |
| Dynasty | Wittelsbach(illegitimate branch) |
| Father | Charles X Gustav |
| Mother | Märta Allertz |
| Religion | Lutheran |
CountGustaf Carlson (1646 – 1 January 1708) was a nobleman and military officer. He was the eldestillegitimate son ofCharles X Gustav of Sweden and his mistressMärta Allertz.[1][2]
He was first raised by BaronCarl Gyllenhielm, the illegitimate son of kingCharles IX of Sweden. After Carl Gyllenheim's passing in 1650, he was raised bySamuel Enander,Bishop of Linköping, and by 1660, after the death of king Charles X Gustav, he also found himself under protection by theQueen dowagerHedwig Eleonora, whom became his guardian, with her stating that it was made "...to the heartfelt remembrance of his [past] lord".[1][2]
Erik Lindschöld led his studies and in 1659–1668 accompanied him on a journey throughGermany, theNetherlands,England,France andItaly.[1][2]
By his 21st birthday in 1667, he joined the army of theDutch Republic and fought in theFranco-Dutch War, until he returned toSweden in 1674. During his absence in 1673, he was appointedcolonel in theUppland Regiment. During theScanian War of 1675–79, Gustaf Carlson participated with distinction in theBattle of Lund and atRügen in 1678, where he was head of an enlisted regiment.[2]
In 1679 he was captured byBrandenburgian forces, and was sent back toStockholm in 1680. But he soon abandoned Sweden after he became dissoluted after a couple of more years, probably out of outrage at not having received aprivy council office, and that in theGreat Reduction of his brother he was deprived of the large estates ofBörringe andLindholm, which he had received from his father.[2]
He soon went intoDutch war service. There he became alieutenant general and married in 1685 atAmeland, he later accompaniedWilliam of Orange on his voyage to England, during theGlorious Revolution of 1688, and there fought by his side in theWilliamite War in Ireland during 1690 as a close confidant of the king. He later went on to spend the remainder of his life in the Dutch province ofFriesland, where he died without any surviving children in 1708 at hiscastle inTerherne,Boarnsterhim.[2]
By 1674 he had been elevated to the rank ofcount being given the name Gustaf Carlson, with Carlson as the house name of the comital family and withBörringe andLindholmen as its counties. He was married to Baroness Isabella-Susannavon Schwartzenberg and their only child, a daughter, died before she had been baptized.[1][2]