Christopher Delphicus zu Dohna

Count Christopher Delphicus zu Dohna-Carwinden
The family home, Schloss Carwinden ca 1860; destroyed in 1945
Born(1628-06-04)4 June 1628
Delft, Dutch Republic
Died31 May 1668(1668-05-31) (aged 39)
London
Buried
AllegianceSweden Swedish Empire
Service/branchSwedish Army
Years of service1652–1666
RankField Marshal
Battles/wars
Other workSwedish envoy in The Hague and London (1667–68)

Count and Burgrave Christopher Delphicus zu Dohna-Carwinden (German: Christoph Delphicus Graf und Burggraf zu Dohna-Carwinden, Swedish: greve Kristofer Delphicus af Dohna; 4 June 1628 – 21 May 1668) was a German-born soldier and diplomat.

His family came from Carwinden, then in Brandenburg-Prussia, now part of modern Poland, but he was born in the Dutch Republic and spent much of his life in the service of the Swedish Empire. Appointed Field Marshal in 1666, he helped negotiate the 1667 Treaty of Breda and the 1668 Triple Alliance, the first in a series of attempts to contain French expansion under Louis XIV.

He died in London on 31 May 1668 and later buried in Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden.


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