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Johan Cronman (November 2, 1662 – July 26, 1737) was a Lieutenant General and the Commandant of the Skåne fortress in the Swedish Empire as well as the Governor of Malmö from 1727 to 1737. He was Baron of Alatskivi, Kodafer and Kokora; and Master of Vosuauer and Sattkula. ==Biography== He was born on November 2, 1662 in Alatskivi, then called Unanitz, in Swedish Livonia. He was the son of Joakim Cronman (1638–1703) and Lunetta Makeléer (1639–1693).〔Joachim Cronman was the son of Hans Detterman Cronman (1590-after1645), Lord of Alatskivi; and Ursula Kordes (1600–1675). Joachim married Lunetta Makeléer (1639–1693) on August 9, 1657 in Göteborg, Sweden. Lunetta was the daughter of John Hans Makeléer. Joakim Cronman was a Colonel at the Narva fortress starting in 1679. He was the Colonel for the Savolaks and Nyslott regiments in 1683. He became the Commandant of Neumünde and died on March 5, 1703.〕〔His siblings were: Ursula Cronman (1660–1745) who married Christoffer Fredrik von Grothenhielm (1655–1705); Anna Catharina Cronman (c1662-c1685) who married Hans Christoffer von Rohr I (1626–1700) who was killed in action in the Battle of Narva and their son was Joachim von Rohr; and Hedvik Elisabeth Cronman (1663–1699) who married Henrik Aminoff (1653-?)〕 Lunetta was the daughter of John Hans Makeléer who was a merchant and banker who had emigrated from Scotland to Sweden. Johan joined the military and was commissioned as a Lieutenant with the Narva garrison, and Second Captain with the Närke and Värmland regiments in 1687. He was promoted to Captain with the Zurlauben regiment in 1699, and was made a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1701. He was promoted to Colonel of the Kronobergs in 1706. On July 11, 1709 he was at surrender at Perevolochna and held prisoner in Siberia until 1722. Johan returned to Sweden after his release and was promoted to Lieutenant-General of the infantry in 1722. He was made a Baron in 1727, and named the Governor of Malmö and Commandant of Malmö Castle, both in 1727. Through his life, he fought in 13 battles, but was never wounded. He spoke 8 languages: Swedish, Latin, German, Estonian, Polish, Russian, French and Dutch. He died on July 26, 1737 at age 75. He had never married or had children. A plaque at St Petri, Malmö, reads in German:
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