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Carl Gustaf Wrangel Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Carl Gustaf Wrangel, based on 20 World History Database records associated with Sweden.

20 records1613–167618 events9 places

Chronological biography

1613

Birth of Carl Gustaf Wrangel23 December 1613

Warfare / Military · Count

Birth of Carl Gustaf Wrangel

1646

Commander in Chief1646

Warfare / Military · Count · Commander in Chief

Succeeds Lennart Torstenson as Commander in Chief of the Swedish army in Germany

Field Marshal1646

Warfare / Military · Count · Field Marshal

Returns to Germany as a Field Marshal

1648

Peace of Westphalia24 October 1648

Warfare / Thirty Years War · Field Marshal · Germany

Commands Swedish forces as the German war reaches settlement.

Treaty of Westphalia24 October 1648

Warfare / Thirty Years War · Field Marshal · Westphalia

Wrangel commands Swedish forces as the settlement ends the imperial war.

1655

Baltic War Planning1655

Warfare / Northern War, 2nd · General · Swedish Commander · Stockholm

Supports Swedish war planning during the early Deluge

1657

Invasion of Jutland1657

Warfare / Northern War, 1st · Count · Jutland

Invades Jutland

Lord High Admiral1657

Warfare / Military · Count · Lord High Admiral

Appointed Lord High Admiral

Lord High Admiral1657

Warfare / Northern War, 1st · Count · Lord High Admiral

Appointed Lord High Admiral

Siege of CopenhagenJuly 1657

Warfare / Northern War, 1st · Count · Copenhagen

The Swedish under Wrangel are held at Copenhagen

Result of Surrender of Danish Forces at Frederiksodde24 October 1657

Warfare / Northern War, 1st · Count · Frederiksodde

Frederiksodde falls to Swedish forces, removing a major Danish strongpoint.

Siege of Frederiksodde24 October 1657

Warfare / Northern War, 1st · Count · Frederiksodde

Leads the siege of Frederiksodde & forces the Danish surrender under Marshal Bilde

Surrender of Danish Forces at Frederiksodde24 October 1657

Warfare / Northern War, 1st · Count · Frederiksodde

Leads the siege of Frederiksodde & forces the Danish surrender under Marshal Bilde

1658

Capture of Kronborg1658

Warfare / Northern War, 1st · Count · Kronborg

Captures Kronborg

Siege of Kronborg1658

Warfare / Northern War, 1st · Count · Kronborg

Captures Kronborg

1666

Capture of Bremen1666

Warfare / Military · Count · Field Marshal · Bremen

Enters Northern Germany to win the city of Bremen for the Swedish crown

Siege of Bremen1666

Warfare / Military · Count · Field Marshal · Bremen

Enters Northern Germany to win the city of Bremen for the Swedish crown

Habenhausen15 November 1666

Warfare / Military · Count · Field Marshal · Habenhausen

Forced to make peace, and concludes the "Peace of Habenhausen"

Siege of Bremen15 November 1666

Warfare / Military · Count · Field Marshal · Bremen

Forced to make peace, and concludes the "Peace of Habenhausen"

1676

Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel5 July 1676

Warfare / Military · Count

Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Titles and roles

Count · Count · Commander in Chief · Count · Field Marshal · Count · Lord High Admiral · Field Marshal · General · Swedish Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.