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Friherre (; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , literally "free lord" or "free lady") and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire ...

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of the Carolean

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friherre (; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , literally "free lord" or "free lady") and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire ...

and

of the Carolean

.Roos, 1. Karl Gustaf
in '' Nordisk familjebok'', vol. 23 (1916) After his military education in a foreign army – according to the custom of that time – Carl Gustaf Roos participated in

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's war against Denmark. After

Charles XII Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII ( sv, Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line o ...

's accession to the Swedish throne he served the new king in battle. Roos distinguished himself at the battle of Narva in 1700 and was promoted to

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, as well as head of the Närke-Värmland Regiment in 1701. Roos was elevated to

in 1705. He had until then had the

cognomen A ''cognomen'' (; plural ''cognomina''; from ''con-'' "together with" and ''(g)nomen'' "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. Initially, it was a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became her ...

, but after his elevation became known simply as ''"Roos".'' In 1706 Roos was promoted to

and participated as such in the

battle of Poltava The Battle of Poltava; russian: Полта́вская би́тва; uk, Полта́вська би́тва (8 July 1709) was the decisive and largest battle of the Great Northern War. A Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter I defeat ...

on 28 June 1709. During the course of this battle he was captured, and was later taken to

as a prisoner. Roos died in 1722 on his way home from his release from captivity after the 1721

treaty of Nystad The Treaty of Nystad (russian: Ништадтский мир; fi, Uudenkaupungin rauha; sv, Freden i Nystad; et, Uusikaupunki rahu) was the last peace treaty of the Great Northern War of 1700–1721. It was concluded between the Tsardom of ...

. Roos was the father of friherre

Axel Erik Roos Axel Erik Roos (August 12, 1684 – December 14, 1765) was a baron, lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to th ...

(1684-1765), who also participated in the Great Northern War.

References

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