Joachim von Düben the Elder

Joachim von Düben the Elder (Swedish: Joachim von Düben den äldre; 22 August 1671 – 30 November 1730) was a Swedish statesman, riksråd and hovkansler.[1][2][3]

Joachim von Düben the Elder
Born22 August 1671
Stockholm, Sweden
Died30 November 1730 (1730-12-01) (aged 59)
Stockholm, Sweden
Noble familyDüben family
Spouse(s)Margareta Spegel
IssueUlrika Eleonora
FatherGustaf Düben
MotherEmerentia Standaert

Early life

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Joachim von Düben was the son of organist and composer Gustaf Düben and Emerentia Standaert, he was a grandson of the German-born Baroque composer Andreas Düben, and brother of lady-in-waiting Emerentia, Gustaf and Anders von Düben the Younger.[1][2][3]

Political career

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In 1709, Düben was captured near the Dnieper and held as a hostage in Moscow.[4]

Düben anonymously published Uthwalde andelige sånger in 1725.[5][6]

Family

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In 1719, Düben married Margareta Spegel, a daughter of Archbishop Haquin Spegel.[4] He was in 1731, posthumously promoted, raised to comital rang.[7][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Joachim d.ä. Düben, von - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. ^ a b c Joachim von DübenSvenskt biografiskt handlexikon
  3. ^ a b c Joachim von Düben], Nordisk Familjebok, 2nd edn (1907), vol 6]
  4. ^ a b Anrep 1858, p. 636.
  5. ^ Svensk uppslagsbok, Malmö 1931
  6. ^ Balders, Günter (2010): "Ich singe mit, wenn alles singt": Paul Gerhardt und die Musik. Frank & Timme GmbH. ISBN 9783865962928
  7. ^ Hildebrand 1945, p. 634.

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