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Magnus Gustafsson Stenbock (Stoccolma, 22 maggio 1665 – Copenaghen, 23 febbraio 1717) fu un feldmaresciallo svedese ai tempi della Grande guerra del Nord. Era figlio del conte Gustaf Otto Stenbock (1614 – 1685), militare e uomo politico, e di Cristina Caterina De la Gardie (1632 – 1704).
Count Magnus Stenbock (22 May 1665 – 23 February 1717) was a Swedish field marshal (Fältmarskalk) and Royal Councillor. A commander of the Carolean Army during the Great Northern War, he was a prominent member of the Stenbock family.
Magnus Stenbock, född 12 maj 1665 i Jakobs församling i Stockholm, död 23 februari 1717 i Köpenhamn, var en svensk greve och militär. Han var en av befälhavarna inom den karolinska armén under det stora nordiska kriget och en framträdande gestalt inom Stenbocksätten .
DAL VOCABOLARIO. LEMMI CORRELATI. STENBOCK, Magnus, conte. Sture Bolin. Generale svedese, nato a Stoccolma il 12 maggio 1665, morto a Copenaghen il 23 febbraio 1717.
Lavora con noi. ALTRI RISULTATI DI RICERCA. DAL VOCABOLARIO. LEMMI CORRELATI. Generale (Stoccolma 1665 - Copenaghen 1717). Maggiore generale (1700), partecipò alla campagna polacca di Carlo XII. Governatore generale della Scania (1707), sconfisse l'esercito danese invasore nella battaglia di Hälsingborg (1710).
Magnus Stenbock was the son of Count Gustaf Otto Stenbock. He was appointed governor-general of Scania in 1707. Three years later, in 1710, he was triumphant when he defeated a Danish army at Helsingborg during the Great Nordic War. According to tradition, his victorious army was made up of peasants wearing wooden shoes.
Magnus Stenbock, the Swedish aristocrat and war hero, lived his life in pursuit of honour. Yet, as Andreas Marklund reveals, he died in disgrace, broken by the schemes of a cunning spy. Andreas Marklund | Published in History Today Volume 60 Issue 10 October 2010
