Berndt Otto Stackelberg | |
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| Born | 14 May 1662 Reval, Livonia |
| Died | 29 August 1734 (aged 72) Åbo, Finland |
| Allegiance | |
| Years of service | 1685–1734 |
| Rank | Field marshal (Fältmarskalk) |
| Commands | Björneborg County infantry Regiment Åbo County Infantry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | |
| Spouse(s) |
Margareta Elisabeth Maidel
(m. 1696) |
Friherre Berndt Otto von Stackelberg[a] (14 May 1662 – 29 August 1734), also known as Berndt Otto Stackelberg the Elder, was a Swedish field marshal (fältmarskalk) and nobleman. Stackelberg fought in the Great Northern War as a subordinate to Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt and King Charles XII, seeing action in a number of major battles until his capture at the battle of Poltava. After the war, and his subsequent release, he would be given overall command of Swedish forces in Finland.
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