Clas Åkesson Tott [SEP] country of citizenship
Clas Åkesson Tott
Clas Åkesson Tott (c. 1530–1596) was a military Field Marshal (1572) and member of the Privy Council of Sweden (1575).
In the Russo-Swedish War (1554–1557), he was the rittmeister of the cavalry squadron "Upplandsfanan". He became responsible for the enlistment of army personnel in Finland, in 1563. At the Battle of Axtorna, in 1566, he was taken as prisoner of war, but he was released in 1569. As the commander-in-chief
Tott
Tott is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Åke Henriksson Tott or Achatius Tott (1598–1640), Swedish soldier and politician
- Bridget Tott or Birgitte Thott (1610–1662), Danish translator, writer and feminist
- Brita Tott (fl. 1498), Danish and Swedish noble, landowner, royal county administrator, spy and forger
- Clara Tott (1440–1520), court singer
- Clas Åkesson Tott (c. 1530 – 1590), military field marshal and member of the