Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna
Swedish statesman
About Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna
Lived 1587 – 1640 (aged 53). Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna was a Swedish politician and envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.
Baron Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna (15 June 1587 – 27 November 1640) was a Swedish statesman.
Career Oxenstierna began studying in Uppsala. He continued to study abroad, in German towns Rostock, Wittenberg and Jena. After his return to Sweden, he was in the service of King Charles IX from 1604. From 1612 he was chancellor and chief adviser of Duke John, son of former King John III. Also in 1612, Oxenstierna was appointed governor of Estonia. In 1617 he became a Privy Councillor and a marshal of the court of King Gustavus Adolphus. The church was inaugurated with his own burial in 1641.
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Who was Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna?
Swedish statesman (1587-1640)
When was Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna born?
Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna was born on 15 June 1587 in Tallinn.
When did Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna die?
Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna died on 27 November 1640 in Stockholm.
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Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna was a politician and envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.
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Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna was Swedish.
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