Allegiance Sweden Parents Amalia Konigsmarck Children Charles Emil Lewenhaupt | Name Charles Lewenhaupt Rank General officer | |
Battles/wars Battle of Gadebusch,
Russo-Swedish War, 1741-1743 Died August 4, 1743, Stockholm, Sweden Grandparents Kurt Christoph von Konigsmarck, Maria Kristina Wrangel Similar People Peter Lacy, Philip V of Spain, Charles VII - Holy Roman E, Otto Ferdinand von Aben, George II of Great Britain | ||
Charles Emil Lewenhaupt the Elder (March 28, 1691 – August 4, 1743) was a Swedish general.
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Biography
He was born on March 28, 1691 to Count and Lieutenant General Carl Gustaf Lowenhaupt and Countess Amalia Konigsmarck. At the age of 16, Lewenhaupt entered Dutch service where he was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1709. The year later he entered Swedish service. Lewenhaupt was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and participated at the Battle of Gadebusch in 1712. In 1722 Lewenhaupt was promoted to Major General. At the diet of 1741 he was a factor in the decision to wage war against Imperial Russia.
Following the war, on June 20, 1743, Lewenhaupt was sentenced to death on grounds of poor performance and conduct in the war. The execution was set to 20 July, and later postponed to 30 July. Lewenhaupts' son and a small party managed to free him, but Lewenhaupt was re-arrested when aboard a vessel in the Stockholm archipelago bound for Danzig. On August 4, 1743 Lewenhaupt was decapitated at Norrtull in Stockholm.
Personal life
In 1720 Lewenhaupt married Beata Cronhielm. The couple had one son, Charles Emil Lewenhaupt the Younger (1721–1796).