Johan Cronman

Johan Cronman
Cronman coat-of-arms
2nd Governor of Malmöhus County
In office
1727–1737
Preceded byCarl Gustaf Hård
Succeeded byWilhelm Bennet
Commandant of Malmö Castle
In office
1727–1737
Personal details
Born(1662-11-02)November 2, 1662
Unanitz, Swedish Ingria
DiedJuly 26, 1737(1737-07-26) (aged 74)
Malmö, Sweden
Resting placeCaroli Church, Malmö
Parent(s)Joakim Cronman (1638–1703)
Lunetta Makeléer (1639–1693)
RelativesFritz Cronman, uncle
John Hans Makeléer, grandfather
Joachim von Rohr, nephew[1]
Military service
AllegianceSweden Swedish Empire
RankLieutenant-general
Cronman was Commandant of Malmö Castle, the largest fortification in Skåne

Johan Cronman (November 2, 1662 – July 26, 1737) was a lieutenant general and the commandant of the Skåne fortress in the Swedish Empire as well as the Governor of Malmöhus County from 1727 to 1737.[2][3] He was Baron of Alatskivi, Kodafer and Kokora; and Master of Vosuauer and Sattkula.

  1. ^ August Theodor Låstbom (1843). Swea och Götha höfdinga-minne sedan 1720. J, dotter af Ofwersten och Commendanten Joachim Cronman. Gift med Charlotta Klingenberg, dotter af Majoren Johan Klingenberg och Elisabeth Wellingks
  2. ^ Nordensvan, Carl Otto (1904). Värmlands regementes historia.
  3. ^ von Stiernman, Anders Anton; Rehbinder, Johan Adam; Rothlieb, Carl Fredric; Kröningssvärd, Carl Gustaf (1754). Matrikel öfwer Swea rikes ridderskap.