Klas Horn

Klas Horn
Klas Horn
	Horn in an 1849 lithograph
Born	1517; Halikko, Sweden (now Finland)
Died	September 9, 1566 (aged 48–49); Vadstena, Östergötland County
Buried	Uppsala Cathedral
Allegiance	Sweden
Service / branch	Swedish Navy
Rank	Admiral
Battles / wars	Russo-Swedish War (1554–1557) Expeditions of Jakob Bagge (1555); ; Northern Seven Years' War Action of 14 August 1564; Battle of Rügen (1565); Action of 4 June 1565; Action of 7 July 1565; Action of 26 July 1566; ;

Baron Klas Kristersson Horn (1517 – September 9, 1566) was a Finnish-born Swedish nobleman and naval admiral who fought for Sweden in the Northern Seven Years' War of 1563–1570.^[1]^[2]

^ Bertil Broomé. "Klas Kristersson (Horn)". Swedish biographical dictionary. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ "Horn af Åminne". Adelsvapen-Wiki. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

[1] Bertil Broomé. "Klas Kristersson (Horn)". Swedish biographical dictionary. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

[2] "Horn af Åminne". Adelsvapen-Wiki. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

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Klas Horn
Horn in an 1849 lithograph
Born	1517 Halikko, Sweden (now Finland)
Died	September 9, 1566 (aged 48–49) Vadstena, Östergötland County
Buried	Uppsala Cathedral
Allegiance	Sweden
Service / branch	Swedish Navy
Rank	Admiral
Battles / wars	Russo-Swedish War (1554–1557) Expeditions of Jakob Bagge (1555) Northern Seven Years' War Action of 14 August 1564 Battle of Rügen (1565) Action of 4 June 1565 Action of 7 July 1565 Action of 26 July 1566

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