Henrik af Trolle

Henrik af Trolle was a Swedish naval officer and commander of the Swedish archipelago fleet. He was ennobled in 1772. He is considered to be one of the foremost administrators and developers of the Swedish navy throughout the ages .

Henrik Trolle was born in 1730 to the Danish admiral Georg Herman von Trolle, who had entered Swedish service, and Anna Margareta Grill. At age ten his father sent him to serve in the navy, where he spent the next thirteen years, advancing to the rank of second mate. During one adventurous journey outside South America, Trolles ship encountered four Spanish vessels and fought a fourhourlong battle, which ended with the entire Swedish crew being captured and imprisoned. Trolle was released after four months.

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