Discover politician, collector, patron Axel Oxenstierna (graaf)

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Axel Oxenstierna (graaf)

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: Oxenstierna af Södermöre, Axel Gustafsson

Qualifications: politician, collector, patron
In 1632 Michiel le Blon became Oxenstierna's political and cultural agent. Le Blon was Oxenstierna's contact in Amsterdam. He bought him paintings by Torrentius and Pieter Stalpaert (Noldus 2011). In 1620 Oxenstierna contacted Pieter Isaacsz in Helsingør in order to send him paintings and to become his spy.

Nationality/school: Swedish

Born: Uppsala (prov.) 1583-06-16

Deceased: Stockholm (city) 1654-08-28

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: son of Gabriel Cristersson Oxenstierna and Barbro Axelsdtr Bielke; marriage in 1608 with Anna Åkesdotter Bååt, with whom he got 12 children.

See also In this field, you will find references to names of groups or to the artists that made/make up groups. You may also come across references to other artists if there was/is question of collaboration without a joint name. This is the case, for instance, with artists who rendered parts of works by other artists (such as with P.P Rubens and J. Brueghel I).

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Fiholm slott 1592 - 1599
lived with his parents and siblings at Fiholm slott
Rostock 1599 - 1603
studied with his brothers Krister and Gabriel in Rostock, Wittenberg and Jena
Stockholm (stad) 1603 - 1606
in the service of duke Karl
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (deelstaat) 1606 - 1607
went for negotiations to Mecklenburg
Tallinn 1609
went for negotiatons to Reval (Tallinn)
Stockholm (stad) 1609 - 1617
Narva (Estland) 1614
in 1614 he joined the king in Narva; acquired the barony Kimito
Finland 1615 - 1617
followed the king to Sweden for the war with Russia
Stockholm (stad) 1617 - 1622
from 1617-1622 Oxenstierna was back in Sweden
Livonië (streek) 1622 - 1623
in 1622 he was for negotiations with Poland in Livonia, where he acquired the bishopric Wenden
Stockholm (stad) 1623 - 1625
in 1623 he was back in Stockholm
Livonië (streek) 1625
in 1625 he went back to Livonya as governor general of the occupied territories
Pruisen (hist. regio) 1626 - 1631
from 1626-1631 he was in Prussia as governor general of the occupied territories
Frankfurt am Main 1632
in January 1632 he met Gustav II Adolf at Frankfurt am Main. From here he went for a short period to Neurenberg, in charge of the troups that had to assist the royal army. On 11 November Oxenstierna received the news that the king had died.
Heilbronn 1633
negotiations with the evangelical rulers
Stockholm (stad) 1636 - 1654
on 14 July 1636 there was a joyous entree for Oxenstierna in Stockholm; started building activities at Tidö; in the beginning of 1640 two large new wings at Fiholm were realized; renovation of the family church at Jäder.

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Gerson 1942/1983 , p. 455, 482-484
Roding/Stompé 1997 , p. 62
Noldus 2004 , p. 7-8, 11, 37, 39-40, 44, 46, 51, 60, 65, 89, 96-101, 103, 104, 111-112, 119-120, 141, 150
Noldus/Roding 2007 , 46, 151, 159-163

H.C. Bering Liisberg, 'Peter Isacksen', Kunstmuseets Aarsskrift XI-XII (1924-1925), Copenhagen 1926, p. 196-208
B. Noldus, ‘Loyalty and Betrayal. Artist-agents Michel le Blon and Pieter Isaacz, and Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna', in: H. Cools, M. Keblusek and B. Noldus (eds.), Your Humble Servant. Agents in Early Modern Europe, Hilversum 2006, p. 51-64
M. Keblusek, B.V. Noldus (ed.), Double Agents: Cultural and Political Brokerage in Early Modern Europe, Leiden 2011, p. 153, 158, 159, 161, 164-170, 176, 177, 188-191

Project: Gerson Digital : Sweden

External links: this politician in Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, vol. 28 (1992-1994), p. 504 (S.A. Nilsson a.o.)

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Creation date: 2013-02-07; Last modified date: 2023-05-16

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