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Henrik Klasson Fleming and Ebba Erlandsdotter Bååt

17  Henrik K. Fleming and Ebba Erlandsdotter Bååt (d. 1630) Henrik Fleming was from 1620 Governor of Ingermanland (Inkerinmaa). Henrik Klasson Fleming was a Finnish statesman and soldier, participating in the campaigns of King Karl IX. At the battle of Kirkholm he was of age 21. From 1620 Henrik Fleming was principal of Ingermanland and chairman of the estate of Nobility. He married Ebba Bååt in 1608. Ebba´s family estate was Lepas in Hattula. Her uncle Tomas was steward at the Turku Castle and bailiff in Masku and Pikis counties. Their grave in the Mynämäki Church is adorned by a large marble statue.

Ebba Bååt´s coat of arms. Portrait of Henrik K. Fleming.

Henrik´s inscription from 1605 as drawn by Hausen, below the allied coat of arms of his parents.