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Count Gustav Horn af Björneborg (October 22, 1592 – May 10, 1657) was a Swedish nobleman of Finnish descent, military officer, and Governor-General. He was appointed member of the Royal Council in 1625, Field Marshal in 1628, Governor General of Livonia in 1652 and Lord High Constable since 1653.
- May 10, 1657 (aged 65)
Gustav Horn, educated in military sciences under Maurice of Orange, deemed by many to be the first military innovator of the modern military era. By the age of 35 he was elevated to the rank of field marshal – by the king's own hand on the field of battle.
- 1630–1635
- Peace of Prague, Most of Sweden's German allies making peace with the Emperor, End of the civil war phase of the Thirty Years' War, Direct French intervention against the Emperor and Spain
- Throughout the Holy Roman Empire
Gustav Horn. Gustav A. Horn studied economics at the University of Bonn (Degree: Diplom-Volkswirt) and at the London School of Economics (Degree: M.Sc.). He got his PhD. at TU Berlin in 1992 and worked at DIW Berlin from 1986 to 2004. His last assignment was the head of Macroeconomic Economic a Forecasting Department.
Count Gustav Horn, who led the Swedish component of the Protestant army at Nordlingen, was captured. At the time of the battle, Marshal Johann Baner, who had succeeded Gustavus as supreme commander of the Swedish forces, was campaigning in Silesia with a secondary Swedish army.
Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, was a Finnish nobleman who left an indelible mark on the history of the Swedish Empire. A military officer and Governor-General, he was a brilliant strategist and commander who led Swedish forces to victory in the Thirty Years' War.
Gustav Horn (22 October 1592-10 May 1657) was a Finnish general who served as a Field Marshal of Sweden during the Thirty Years' War. Gustav Horn was born in Orbyhus Castle, Uppland, Sweden in 1592; he came from a Finnish noble family. He served in the 1621 siege of Riga, took part in the...
Gustav A. Horn studied at the University of Bonn and the London School of Economics. He received his doctorate and habilitation from the Technical University of Berlin. Since 2005, he has been Scientific Director at the newly founded Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung (IMK) in the Hans Böckler Foundation.
