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Gustaf Adolf Lewenhaupt

Count Gustaf Adolf Levenhaupt (1619-1656) was a Swedish soldier and politician, beeing appointed Major General in 1645, Privy Councilor in 1650, General in 1651, Field Marshal, in 1655 and Governor General[?] of Riga, in 1656. In the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) he commanded troops at the Battle of Leipzig[?], in 1642.

See also: List of Swedish politicians, List of Swedish military commanders

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