Klaus Fleming | |
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 Duke Karl Insulting the Corpse of Klaus Fleming, Albert Edelfelt, 1878. Fleming's wife Ebba Stenbock on the right. | |
| 1st Lord High Admiral of Sweden | |
| In office 1571?[1] 1588?[2] – 1591? | |
| Succeeded by | Axel Nilsson Ryning |
| Lord High Constable of Sweden | |
| In office 1591?–? | |
| Preceded by | Gustaf Olofsson Stenbock |
| Succeeded by | Magnus Brahe |
| 1st Governor-General of Finland[citation needed] | |
| In office 1594[citation needed] – ? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clas Eriksson Fleming 1535 Pargas, Sweden (now in Finland) |
| Died | 13 April 1597 Pojo, Sweden (now part of Raseborg in Finland) |
| Spouse | Ebba Stenbock |
| Children | Johan Fleming |
Baron Klaus Eriksson Fleming (Swedish: Clas Eriksson Fleming; 1535 in Pargas – 13 April 1597 in Pohja)[3] was a Finnish-born member of the Swedish nobility and admiral, who played an important role in Finnish and Swedish history during the rise of Sweden as a Great Power. He was a trustee of kings John III and Sigismund Vasa. His wife was Ebba Stenbock.[4]
- ^ "Nordisk Familjebok - Riksamiral". Nordisk Familjebok at runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1916. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ Hofberg, Herman; Frithiof Heurlin; Viktor Millqvist; Olof Rubenson (1906). "Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon - Klas Fleming". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon at runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-05-14.
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