DOUGLIES, LORENTZ [SSNE 2388]

Surname

DOUGLIES

First name

LORENTZ, LAURENCE, LAWRENCE

Title/rank

LT. COLONEL

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Laurentz Douglies was born in 1640. He first appears in Swedish military service as a constable in an apprenticeship at the artillery in in 1655. By 1668 he had become a "styckjunkare". In 1670 Douglies became an ensign, and by 1673 he was a lieutenant captain. The following year he became the regimental quartermaster and was promoted again in 1676 to captain. He remained at this rank until 1681 when he became a major in Wismar, and by 1695 he was lieutenant colonel in Riga. In 1699 he is appeared on the merit list. The last letter he is so far known to have written was dated 8 August 1702 from Riga. Douglies married Christina Gyllengranat.

Swedish Riksarkiv, Eric Dahlbergs Arkiv, vol. xxiv, letters dated 30/3/1696, 6/7/1696 and 27/3/1696 (all Wismar) and 8/2/1702 (Riga); Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1658/2; 1665/2 TAKEN ON 10/4/1668 SEE MR 1668/2,9; 1669/2; 1670/2; 1672/2; 1673/2; 1674/2,8; 1676/3,15; 1677/1; 1678/1; 1681/8; 1682/11; 1683/25; 1684/20; 1685/26; 1686/18; 1687/17,20; 1688/17; 1689/19,20; 1690/16; 1691/26,27; 1692/23,24; 1693/17,18; 1694/25-28; 1695/5,23,24; 1697/2,6; 1699/3; 1700/20; A. Lewenhaupt, Karl XII:s Officerare Biografiska anteckningar (2 vols., Stockholm, 1920), I, p.148.

Service record

SWEDEN, WISMAR, RIGA, ARTILLERY

Arrived 1658-01-01, as KONSTAPEL

Departed 1702-02-08, as LT. COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY