HAMILTON, JOHAN FREDERIK [SSNE 6087]
- Surname
- HAMILTON
- First name
- JOHAN FREDERIK
- Title/rank
- COUNT HAMILTON OF HAGEBY
- Nationality
- SWEDISH
- Region
- HAGEBY, SWEDEN
Text source
Count Johan Henrik Hamilton of Hageby was born in 1692. By 1706 he had enlisted into the Smålands infantry regiment and eventually attained the rank of major in the Swedish army. Sometime after 1721 he transferred to Holstein service where he held the rank of Colonel.A. Lewenhaupt, Karl XII:s Officerare Biografiska anteckningar (2 vols., Stockholm, 1920), I, p.273.
Service record
- SWEDEN, SMÅLAMDS
- Arrived 1706-03-06, as NCO
- Departed 1721-03-16, as MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY