See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

COUNT PER See also:

• COUNT PER BRAHE (1602-1680)
• BRAHE, TYCHO (1546-1601)

BRAHE (1602-1680)  , See also:

• SWEDISH

Swedish soldier and states-See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island of Rydboholm, near See also:

• STOCKHOLM

Stockholm, on the 18th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1602 . He was the See also:

• GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee)

grandson of Per See also:

• BRAHE, PER, COUNT (1602-1680)
• BRAHE, TYCHO (1546-1601)

Brahe (1520-1590), one of Gustavus I.'s senators, created See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

count of Visingsborg by See also:

• ERIC

Eric XIV., known also as the continuator of Peder Svart's See also:

• CHRONICLE (from Gr. Xpovos, time)

chronicle of Gustavus I., and author of Oeconomia (1585), a See also:

• MANUAL

manual for See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young noblemen . Per Brahe the younger, after completing his See also:

• EDUCATION

education by several years' travel abroad, became in 1626 See also:

• CHAMBERLAIN (0. Fr. chamberlain, chamberlenc, Mod. Fr. chambellan, from O. H. Ger. Chamarling, Chamarlinc, whence also the Med. Lat. cambellanus, camerlingus, camerlengus; Ital. camerlingo; Span. camerlengo, compounded of 0. H. Ger. Chamara, Kamara [Lat.
• CHAMBERLAIN, JOSEPH (1836— )
• CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE (1828– )
• CHAMBERLAIN, SIR NEVILLE BOWLES (1820-1902)

chamberlain to Gustavus See also:

• ADOLPHUS, JOHN LEYCESTER (1795-1862)

Adolphus, whose lasting friendship he gained . He fought with distinction in See also:

• PRUSSIA
• PRUSSIA (Ger. Preussen; Lat. Borussia)

Prussia during the last three years of the See also:

• POLISH

Polish See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War (1626-1629) and also, as See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel of a See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment of See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse, in 1630 in See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany . After the See also:

• DEATH

death of Gustavus Adolphus in 1632 his military yielded to his See also:

• POLITICAL

political activity . He had been elected See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president (Landsmarskalk) of the See also:

• DIET

diet of 1629, and in the following See also:

• YEAR

year was created a senator (Riksrdd) . In 1635 he conducted the negotiations for an See also:

• ARMISTICE (from Lat. arma, arms, and sistere, to stop)

armistice with See also:

• POLAND (Polish Polska, Ger. Polen), (see POLAND, RUSSIAN, below)
• POLAND, RUSSIAN

Poland . In 1637-1640 and again in 1648-1654 he was See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general in See also:

• FINLAND (Finnish, Suomi or Suomenmaa)

Finland, to which See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country he rendered inestimable services by his See also:

• WISE, HENRY ALEXANDER (1806-1876)
• WISE, ISAAC MAYER (1819-1900)

wise and provident See also:

• RULE

rule . He reformed the whole See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration, introduced a postal See also:

• SYSTEM

system, built ten new towns, improved and See also:

• DEVELOPED

developed See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce and See also:

• AGRICULTURE
• AGRICULTURE (from Lat. ages, field, and colere, to cultivate)
• AGRICULTURE, BOARD OF

agriculture, and very greatly promoted education . In 164o he opened the university of See also:

• ABO (Finnish Turku)

Abo, of which he was the founder, and first See also:

• CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

chancellor . After the death of See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles X. in 1660, Brahe, as rikskansler or chancellor of See also:

• SWEDEN
• SWEDEN [Sverige]
• SWEDEN, NORWAY AND

Sweden, became one of the regents of Sweden for the second See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time (he had held a similar See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office during the minority of See also:

• CHRISTINA (1626–1689)
• CHRISTINA [MARIA CHRISTINA HENRIETTA DESIREE FELICITE RENIERE]

Christina, 1632-1644), and during the difficult year 166o he had entire See also:

• CONTROL (Fr. contrdle, older form contre rolle, from Med. Lat. contra-rotulus, a counter roll or copy of a document used to check the original; there is no instance in English of the use of " control " in this, its literal, meaning)

control of both See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign and domestic affairs . He died on the 2nd of September1680, at his See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle at Visingsborg, where during his lifetime ha had held more than See also:

• REGAL

regal pomp .

His See also:

• BROTHER

brother, NILS BRAZE (1604-1632), also served with distinction under Gustavus Adolphus . He took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege and See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of See also:

• RIGA (Esth. Ria-Lin)

Riga in 1621, served with distinction in Poland (1626-1627) and assisted in the See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence of See also:

• STRALSUND

Stralsund in 1628 . In 163o he accompanied Gustavus into Germany, and in 1631 was appointed colonel of " the yellow regiment," the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king's See also:

• WORLD

world-renowned See also:

• LIFE

life-See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

guards, at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of which he captured the castle of Wilrzburg on the 8th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1631 . He took part in the See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long See also:

• DUEL (Ital. duello, Lat. duellum—old form of bellum-from duo, two)

duel between Gustavus and See also:

• WALLENSTEIN (properly WALDSTEIN), ALBRECHT WENZEL EUSEBIUS VON

Wallenstein See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round See also:

• NUREMBERG (Ger. Nurnberg)

Nuremberg as general of See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry, and commanded the See also:

• LEFT

left wing at Liitzen (See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 6, 1632), where he was the only Swedish general officer See also:

• PRESENT

present . At the very beginning of the fight he was mortally wounded . The king regarded Brahe as the best general in the Swedish See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army after Lennart Torstensen . A See also:

• DIRECT

direct descendant of Nils, See also:

• MAGNUS, HEINRICH GUSTAV (1802-1870)

MAGNUS BRAHE (1790-1844), fought in the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign of 1813-14, under the cro*n See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince Bernadotte, with whom, after his See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession to the See also:

• THRONE

throne as Charles XIV., he was in high favour . He became See also:

• MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

marshal of the See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom, and, especially from 1828 onwards, exercised a preponderant See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence in public affairs . See See also:

• MARTIN (Martinus)
• MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
• MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
• MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
• MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
• MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
• MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
• MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
• MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
• MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
• MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)

Martin Veibull, Sveriges Storhetstid, vol. iv . (Stockholm, 1881) ; Letters to Axel See also:

• OXENSTJERNA

Oxenstjerna (Swed.) 1832—1851 (Stockholm, 1890); Petrus Nordmann, Per See also:

• BRAKE

Brake (See also:

• HELSINGFORS (Finnish Helsinki)

Helsingfors, 1904) . (R . N .