Evert Horn


Evert Karlsson Horn af Kanckas was a Swedish Field Marshall and Governor of Narva.

Biography

He was born at Haapsalu Castle in the Swedish province of Estonia. He was a son of Field Marshal Carl Horn and Agneta von Dellwig. His younger brother was Field Marshal Gustav Horn, Count of Pori.
In 1608, Horn was assigned to service with Jakob De la Gardie, Chief Commander in Finland.
Evert Horn was appointed Governor of Narva in 1613 and Field Marshal in 1614. During the Ingrian War, he was killed by a bullet during the early days of the Swedish
siege of Pskov in 1615.

Personal life

In 1613, he married Margareta Fincke , daughter of Governor Gödik Fincke and his first wife Ingeborg Boije. Their son Gustav Evertsson Horn af Marienborg was a member of the Privy Council of Sweden and Governor General of Finland.