Sten Svantesson Bielke [SEP] date of birth
Sten Svantesson Bielke
Sten Svantesson Bielke, also Steno Bielke, (1598 – 2 April 1638) was a statesman of the Swedish Empire.
Bielke studied in Uppsala and Tübingen before he became chamberlain of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1619. Together with Bengt Bengtson Oxenstierna, he traveled to Jerusalem and other sites in the Holy Land in 1613, 1619 and 1623. From 1627 to 1629, he attended the University of Leiden.
In 1630, he was Swedish commander in Stralsund. In 1631, he was appointed Swedish
XIV died without issue. Swedish legate Sten Svantesson Bielke on 11 March advised the Pomeranian council to nevertheless adhere to the Alliance of Stettin, and to reject any Brandenburgian interference. George William, Elector of Brandenburg, in turn mailed Christina of Sweden on 14 March to respect his succession in the Pomeranian duchy based on the treaties of Pyritz (1493) and Grimnitz (1529), on which the alliance did not have any impact. Similar letters addressed Bielke, and Swedish field-marshal Carl Gustaf Wrangel. The same day,