Jesper Mattson Cruus af Edeby (1576–1622) was a Swedish soldier and politician, being appointed Privy Councilor in 1612,

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in 1615,

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in 1615, and Governor of

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in 1621. In the Kalmar War (1611–1613) he led the Swedish troops to victory against the Danish forces, led by King

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, at the Battle of Kölleryd, on 21 February 1612. In 1622 he died in Riga after being wounded in a dispute with a local clergyman.

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at Nationalencyklopedins Internettjänst (Swedish) 1576 births 1622 deaths Field marshals of Sweden Swedish nobility Members of the Privy Council of Sweden 17th-century Swedish military personnel Swedish-speaking Finns 17th-century Swedish politicians People of the Kalmar War {{Europe-noble-stub