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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Gustav Horn, Count of Pori

1592 - 1657

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Count Gustav Horn af Björneborg (October 22, 1592 – May 10, 1657) was a Swedish nobleman of Finnish descent, military officer, and Governor-General. He was appointed member of the Royal Council in 1625, Field Marshal in 1628, Governor General of Livonia in 1652 and Lord High Constable since 1653. In the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), he was instrumental as a commander in securing victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld, in 1631. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustav Horn, Count of Pori has received more than 78,835 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Gustav Horn, Count of Pori is the 616th most popular military personnel (down from 449th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 167th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Military Personnel.

Gustav Horn, Count of Pori was a Swedish military officer who served as a general in the Swedish army during the 18th century. He is most famous for his role in the Swedish-Russian War of 1788-1790.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori ranks 616 out of 1,468. Before him are Ernst Linder, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Julius von Payer, and Kemal Reis. After him are Zhuge Jin, Israel Tal, Werner Kempf, Casimir Pulaski, Giorgio Basta, and Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1592, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori ranks 9. Before him are Hong Taiji, Pierre Gassendi, Wilhelm Schickard, Gerard van Honthorst, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, and Jacques Callot. After him are Catalina de Erauso, Peter Snayers, Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, François le Métel de Boisrobert, Étienne Brûlé, and Wang Shimin. Among people deceased in 1657, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori ranks 6. Before him are William Harvey, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Frans Snyders, and Clara Peeters. After him are Kâtip Çelebi, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, Laura Mancini, Balthasar van der Ast, Jacob van Campen, and Andrew Bobola.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori ranks 216 out of 1,612. Before him are Anna Lindh (1957), Blot-Sweyn (1001), Sverker II of Sweden (1164), Elizabeth Stride (1843), Jussi Björling (1911), and Carl Gustaf Mosander (1797). After him are Lena Olin (1955), Canute II of Sweden (1200), Lennart Bernadotte (1909), Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden (1116), Ingemar Johansson (1932), and Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Sweden

Among military personnels born in Sweden, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori ranks 4. Before him are Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622), Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755), and Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613). After him are Johan Banér (1596), Magnus Stenbock (1664), Henri Saint Cyr (1902), Hans von Rosen (1888), and Gustaf Dyrssen (1891).

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