Åke Henriksson Tott

Åke Henriksson Tott (or Achatius Tott; 4 June 1598 – 14 July 1640) was a Swedish nobleman, soldier and politician. His estates included Ekolsund in Sweden, Sjundby in Finland, Polchow in Swedish Pomerania and Lihula in Swedish Livonia.

Åke Henriksson Tott
Born	(1598-06-04)4 June 1598 Gerknäs gård, Uusimaa, Finland
Died	14 July 1640(1640-07-14) (aged 42) Lavila, Eurajoki
Buried	Turku Cathedral
Allegiance	Sweden
Service / branch	Cavalry
Years of service	1613-1632
Rank	Field Marshal (Fältmarskalk)
Battles / wars	Thirty Years' War Battle of Grubin Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
Spouse(s)	Sigrid Bielke ​ (m. 1628)​ Christina Brahe ​ (m. 1638)​
Children	Clas Åkesson Tott

He was born in Lohja to Princess Sigrid of Sweden and nobleman Henrik Klasson Tott. He was appointed Privy Councilor in 1630, and Field Marshal in 1631.

In the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), he commanded troops at the Battle of Grubin, in 1627 and the Battle of Breitenfeld, in 1631. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden is said to have called him "the snow plow, who is going to clear the path for the rest".

He married Sigrid Bielke, and fathered Clas Åkesson Tott the younger, and Åke Henrik Åkesson Tott.

Gallery

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  Åke Henriksson Tott's tomb in the Cathedral of Turku

See also

Hakkapeliitta

References

• Nordisk familjebok, 2:a upplagan, Malmö
• Article Tott, Åke in Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (2008).