Baron Hogenskild Bielke, till Läckö

Baron Hogenskild Bielke, till Läckö Swedish: Friherre Hogenskild Nilsson Bielke, till Läckö, Finnish: Vapaaherra Hogenskild Bielke, till Läckö
Birthdate:	1538
Birthplace:	Dala, Stenstorp, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Death:	June 03, 1605 (66-67) Stortorget, Stockholm, Stockholm County, Uppland, Sweden (Beheaded)
Place of Burial:	Ekebyborna, Motala, Östergötland County, Sweden
Immediate Family:	Son of Nils Pedersson Bielke, till Åkerö and Anna Clementsdotter Hogenskild till Hedensö Husband of Anna Svantesdotter Sture Father of Ebba Hogenskildsdtr. Bielke; Nils Bielke; Kerstin Bielke; Svente Bielke; Peder Bielke and 1 other; and Sten Bielke « less Brother of Carin Nilsdotter (Bielke); Baron Claes Bielke, baron of Vik and Ture Nilsson Bielke Half brother of Ingeborg Jakobsdotter Krumme and Kerstin Jakobsdotter Krumme, till Åminne
Occupation:	Riksråd, riddare och rikshovmästare

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Immediate Family

Anna Svantesdotter Sture

wife
Ebba Hogenskildsdtr. Bielke

daughter
Nils Bielke

son
Kerstin Bielke

daughter
Svente Bielke

son
Peder Bielke

son
Sten Bielke

son
Nils Pedersson Bielke, till Åkerö

father
Anna Clementsdotter Hogenskild t...

mother
Carin Nilsdotter (Bielke)

sister
Baron Claes Bielke, baron of Vik

brother
Ture Nilsson Bielke

brother

About Baron Hogenskild Bielke, till Läckö

Hogenskild Nilsson Bielke

Hogenskild Bielke (1538 - 3 June 1605), was a Swedish baron, court official and riksråd. He was one of the more prominent leaders of the Swedish nobility in their power struggle against royal authority during the 16th-century.

Life

He was the son of riksråd Nils Pedersson of Åkerö and Anna Hogenskild of Hedensö. In 1569 married Anna Sture (1541-1595), daughter of Svante Stensson Sture and Martha Leijonhufvud and thus niece of queen Margaret Leijonhufvud.

He was raised at court, his mother being a lady-in-waiting, and became the playmate of prince Magnus, Duke of Östergötland and courtier of king Gustav I of Sweden in 1556. He was made member of the royal council by Eric XIV of Sweden and served as a military commander in the Northern Seven Years' War.

In the autumn of 1573, a plot was prepared to assassinate John III. The plot was led by Charles de Mornay, who was in contact with Christina of Denmark and the French ambassador in Copenhagen Charles Dançay.

John III was to be killed during a swords dance performed by Scottish mercenaries at the party which was to be given in October that year before the Scottish mercenaries departure to the Baltic, and the king's brother Duke Charles was to be placed upon the throne. The plot did not materialize as de Mornay lost his nerve and never gave the sign to the mercenaries to take action.

In September 1574, the plot was revealed and Charles de Mornay was arrested, interrogated and executed. It was never made clear who participated in the plot, but it was noted that the suspected conspirators Hogenskild Bielke, Gustaf Banér and Pontus De la Gardie often gathered at meetings in the apartment of Princess Elizabeth of Sweden with Princess Cecilia of Sweden, and Charles de Mornay claimed that one of the things which were agreed upon by the conspirators was to raise the dowry of Elizabeth from 100,000 to 150,000, so to make it possible for her to make a marriage of higher status, which would refer to the suggested marriage between Elizabeth and Henry III of France, in which the French ambassador had expressed himself impressed by everything regarding Elizabeth with the exception of her dowry. The two royal sisters and their brother Charles were somewhat compromised, though neither they, Bielke, Banér or De la Gardie was openly accused of their suspected involvement.

When the king and queen visited their son Sigismund III Wasa in Reval in 1589, he and Axel Bielke was appointed to serve as regent during their absence. He was described as clever and skillful and worked to increase the power of nobility against the crown. He sided with Sigimund III against Duke Charles. His son Svante fled to Denmark after the War against Sigismund to avoid execution. Hogenskild was tried during the Linköping Bloodbath in 1600, but was imprisoned rather than executed. In 1605, however, he was found to have been involved in a correspondence judged as treasonable alongside his daughter Ebba Bielke. He was executed for treason in Stockholm.

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Hogenskild Bielke, friherre till Läckö, herre till Stora Dala i Dala socken, Skaraborgs län, Åkerö i Bettna socken, och Nynäs i Bälinge socken, båda i Södermanlands län, samt Ulfåsa i Ekebyborna socken, Östergötlands län.

Född 1538 på Stora Dala. Studerade vid Åbo latinskola 1547-1551, vid universitetet i Wittenberg 1551 samt vid Odense latinskola 1554-1555. Hovsven hos hertig Magnus 1556, hos Gustaf I 1557 och hos hertig Erik 1558. Köksmästare hos hertig Erik 1559.

Riddare 1561. Riksråd 1562. Sändebud till koadjutorn i Riga, hertig Christoffer av Mecklenburg 1563. Förrättade räfsteting i Finland och Västerbotten enligt brev 1564. Deltog i danska kriget 1565. Kommendant på Varbergs slott 1566. Fältöverste i Småland samt Öster- och Västergötland 1567.

Tillfångatagen av danskarna 1568-01-00, utväxlad 1568-12-18.

Friherre 1569-07-10 vid konung Johan III:s kröning och fick Läckö till friherrskap 1571.

Rådsherre hos hertig Carl 1569. Slottslofven i Stockholm 1570. Ledde stora skeppsflottans utrustning 1570. Sändebud vid utväxlingen av fredstraktaterna med Danmark i Knäred 1570, vid gränsmöte med danskarna i Avaskär 1572 till Polen 1572. Medlem av domstolen över Carl de Mornay 1574.

Erhöll Memmings och Bobergs härad i Östergötland i förläning 1576. Ståthållare över Östergötland 1576. Lagman över Uppland och Norrland 1577. Sändebud vid gränsmöte med danskarna i Sjöryd 1580. Erhöll Jaggowals gårdslän i Estland i förläning 1581 ståthållare över Stockholm, Uppland, Västmanland och Norrland 1589.

Såsom anhängare av konung Sigismund insatt i fängelse på Vadstena 1599. Anklagad inför ständerna i Linköping 1600. Vistades i fängelse på Gripsholm 1600-1605. Anklagad inför ständerna i Stockholm 1605 och dömd till döden 1605-05-04 samt avrättad 1605-06-03 på Stortorget i Stockholm.

Begraven i Gråmunkeklostret (Riddarholmskyrkan) vid västra dörren, men fördes sedan till Ekebyborna kyrka, där han jämte sin fru ligger i en präktig grav.

Gift 1569-06-21 Hörningsholm med sin farbroders svägerska grevinnan Anna Sture, född 1541-01-29 på Stegeborg, död 1595-03-09 i Stockholm, dotter av riksrådet Svante Stensson Sture, greve till Stegeholm och Västervik (Natt och Dag) och Märta Eriksdotter (Leijonhufvud).

About Vapaaherra Hogenskild Bielke, till Läckö (suomi)

Hogenskild Nilsson Bielke

Hogenskild Bielke oli ruotsalainen valtaneuvos. Hänen vanhempansa olivat valtaneuvos Nils Pietarinpoika Bielke ja Suomesta kotoisin oleva Anna Hogenskild.

Hänellä oli Suomesta omistuksessaan tiloja ja hän sai tuomarin- ja laamanninvirkoja. Kun sota syttyi 1563 Eerik XIV:n ja Juhana-herttuan välille, hän tarjosi Eerikin puolesta sovintoa.

Hän tavoitteli johdonmukaisesti valtaa suurylimystölle, ja oli Juhanan valtakauden lopulla epäsuosiossa. Hän yritti toimia välittäjänä myös Sigismundin ja Kaarle-herttuan riidassa, mutta herttuan voitettua hän joutui vuonna 1600 syytetyksi Linköpingin valtiopäivillä, jossa hänen veljensä Ture mestattiin ja Klaus sai armahduksen. Bielke jäi ensin vankeuteen mutta hänet kuitenkin mestattiin 1605 uusien todisteiden perusteella. Hän oli sivistynyt ja häneltä jäi laaja kirja- ja käsikirjoituskokoelma, joka on merkityksellinen myös Suomen kannalta.