Klaus Fleming

Klaus Fleming
Duke Karl Insulting the Corpse of Klaus Fleming, Albert Edelfelt, 1878. Fleming's wife Ebba Stenbock on the right.
1st Lord High Admiral of Sweden
In office
1571? 1588?  1591?
Succeeded byAxel Nilsson Ryning
Lord High Constable of Sweden
In office
1591?–?
Preceded byGustaf Olofsson Stenbock
Succeeded byMagnus Brahe
Personal details
Born
Clas Eriksson Fleming

1535
Pargas, Sweden (now in Finland)
Died13 April 1597
Pojo, Sweden (now part of Raseborg in Finland)
SpouseEbba Stenbock
ChildrenJohan Fleming

Baron Klaus Eriksson Fleming (Swedish: Clas Eriksson Fleming; 1535 in Pargas – 13 April 1597 in Pohja) was a Finnish-born member of the Swedish nobility and admiral, who played an important role in Finnish and Swedish history during the rise of Sweden as a Great Power. He was a trustee of kings John III and Sigismund Vasa. His wife was Ebba Stenbock.