Gustav Skytte
Gustav Adolf Skytte af Duderhoff | |
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Born | 1637 Småland, Sweden |
Died | 21 April 1663 Jönköping, Sweden |
Piratical career | |
Type | Pirate |
Years active | 1657–1663 |
Base of operations | Baltic Sea |
Gustav Adolf Skytte af Duderhof (1637 – 21 April 1663) was a Swedish nobleman. He became a pirate and plundered ships in the Baltic Sea in the years 1657 to 1662.[1]
Biography
Skytte was born at Strömsrum Manor in the parish of Ålems at Mönsterås in Kalmar County, Sweden. His parents were Anna Bielkenstjerna (c. 1617-1663) and Jacob Skytte af Duderhof (1616-1654) who served as governor of Östergötland during 1645-1650. He was the grandson of Swedish governor, Johan Skytte (1577–1645) and nephew of the salonist and poet Vendela Skytte (1608–1629).[2] [3][4] [5][6]
In 1657, Skytte hired a Dutch ship together with some of his friends. Out on the sea, the noblemen murdered the captain and took over the ship, which they used as a pirate ship, attacking ships in the Baltic Sea. One of his colleagues was his brother-in-law Gustaf Drake (1634-1684) the husband of his sister Christina Anna Skytte (1643–1677). They pursued this secret business from a base in Blekinge, Sweden. In 1659, Gustav Skytte married Brita Margareta Hamilton, daughter of Colonel Hugo Hamilton (c.1607-1678). In 1662, his pirate activity was exposed. Christina Anna and Gustaf Drake fled the country, but Gustav Skytte was arrested and put on trial. He was convicted of piracy and was executed at Jönköping in 1663. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Gustav Skytte was featured by Viktor Rydberg (1828-1895) in the 1857 novel The Freebooter of the Baltic (Fribytaren på Östersjön Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag).[11]
See also
References
- ^ Steve Murdoch & Alexia Grosjean. "Gustav Adolf Skytte". University of St Andrews. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ålems socken". Mönsterås kommune. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Skytte, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Strömsrums herrgård". digitaltmuseum.se. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Skytte af Duderhof nr 8". adelsvapen.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Skytte, Wendela". Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor. 1864. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Skytte, Christina Anna". Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor. 1864. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Gustaf Drake". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Steve Murdoch & Alexia Grosjean. "Brita Margaretha Hamilton". University of St Andrews. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Steve Murdoch & Alexia Grosjean. "Hugo Hamilton (c. 1607-1678)". University of St Andrews. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Fribytaren på Östersjön af Viktor Rydberg". runeberg.org. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
Other sources
- "Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor". Project Runeberg website (in Swedish). 1864. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- Gustaf Elgenstierna (1925–36). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor med tillägg och rättelser (in Swedish).
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