Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Count Gustaf (also Gustav) Otto Douglas (23 February 1687, Stockholm — 2 February 1771, Reval) was a Swedish mercenary, grandson of Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge. He was captured by Russians during the Battle of Poltava. He was eventually employed by the Russian army during the Great Northern War, and in 1717 was placed in charge of the occupation of Finland. While resident in Turku, Douglas is reputed to have killed a Russian attendant during festivities of some kind.. }
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- Gustaf_Otto_Douglas comment "Count Gustaf (also Gustav) Otto Douglas (23 February 1687, Stockholm — 2 February 1771, Reval) was a Swedish mercenary, grandson of Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge. He was captured by Russians during the Battle of Poltava. He was eventually employed by the Russian army during the Great Northern War, and in 1717 was placed in charge of the occupation of Finland. While resident in Turku, Douglas is reputed to have killed a Russian attendant during festivities of some kind.".