Johan Oxenstierna

Graf ( swedish Greve ) Johan Axelsson Oxenstierna af Södermöre (* June 24, 1611 in Stockholm, † December 5, 1657 in Wismar ) was a Swedish statesman. His father was Axel Oxenstierna.

Life

After completing his studies in Uppsala, he was the Chancellor himself, his father, introduced into the statesmanlike life while he was in Prussia in 1629. 1631 he was on the recommendation of his father and with the instructions provided on study trips to the Netherlands, was sent to England and France. After his return Oxenstierna did his military service in Germany under his brother Gustaf Horn and 1632 Colonel of the Red Regiment ( swedish Röda regementet ).

From this time his father Axel Oxenstierna and were active in diplomatic affairs, with the son of the father received detailed instructions and can be viewed rather as the vicarious agent.

1635 he was appointed Kammerrat and thus became a part through which the influence of the Chancellor on the financial management became apparent. Against the will of his father, he was appointed in 1639 to the Council and thus became the Reichskanzlerrat. Since the Chancellor could not be present in Germany at the great peace congress itself, Oxenstierna was sent there in 1641, equated with the legate Johan Adler Salvius, but he received his behavior instructions from the father. Although he had problems with his colleagues and the Queen was set more positive about this, Oxenstierna remained until the conclusion of peace 1648th He was then sent to Pomerania in 1650 to organize the new administration.

Shortly before his brother Erik Oxenstierna was recalled from Livonia, Johan was called back due to a restoration of confidence of the royal family. 1653 was Oxenstierna right head in Uppland and at the accession of against the Oxenstierna friendly to Charles X Gustav he was Reichsmarschall. In the same year he became Chancellor of the University of Greifswald and appointed Sweden's legate in Germany in 1655.