Claus von Ahlefeldt

Claus von Ahlefeldt
Claus von Ahlefeldt
Born	2 September 1614; Schloss Gelting, Gelting, Duchy of Holstein
Died	15 January 1674 (aged 59)
Buried	Nikolaikirche, Kiel
Allegiance	Holy Roman Empire; Denmark-Norway
Years of service	1630?-1634; 1634-1674
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands held	Commander-in-chief Norway
Battles/wars	War of the Mantuan Succession; Sack of Mantua; Thirty Years War; Torstenson War; Dano-Swedish War (1657–58); Dano-Swedish War (1658–60); Siege of Copenhagen; Assault on Copenhagen (1659); Battle of Nyborg; Second Anglo-Dutch War; Battle of Vågen;
Awards	Order of the Elephant; Order of the Dannebrog

Claus von Ahlefeldt (1614–74) was a member of the Ahlefeldt noble family of Holstein, who married the King of Denmark-Norway's natural daughter and rose to become a field marshal in Danish-Norwegian service.

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