Jonas Erikson Sundahl
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| Born | 11 or 16 April 1678 Gäserud, Dalsland, Sweden |
| Died | 5 June 1762 (aged 84) Zweibrücken, Germany |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Notable work | Schloss Zweibrücken |
Jonas Erikson Sundahl (1678-1762) was a Swedish-born architect who spent most of his working life at and around Zweibrücken in the German Palatinate. Most of his designs were in the then-modern Baroque style.
Sundahl's exact date of birth is uncertain. His father was Olaf Erikson Sundahl (1627-1697), a ship's captain. He had two brothers, Mons Erikson and Olaf.
In 1689 - at the age of 11 - he matriculated at Uppsala University. In 1693, his uncle, Brynolph Hesselgreen, called him to Pomerania. In 1698, he was appointed Landmesser (surveyor) in Halland and South Sweden.
The then king of Sweden, Charles XII, was also Duke of Palatinate-Zweibrücken in Germany. In 1702, Gabriel Oxenstierna, Charles' governor in Zweibrücken, asked for the services of an architect. Sundahl relocated to the Palatinate, where he stayed for the rest of his life. His earliest known work dates from that year – improvements to the fortifications of Zweibrücken.
Oxenstierna died in 1707. Charles presumably appointed another governor in his place.
Charles has a warlike reputation. In 1702, he invaded Poland. In 1704, he deposed its king, Augustus II, and installed Stanisław Leszczyński in his place as a client king. In 1709, Stanisław was overthrown by Augustus, was expelled from Poland, and sought refuge in Sweden. In 1714, Stanisław relocated to Zweibrücken, where he remained until 1718. In 1715-1716, Sundahl designed and built a summer palace for Stanisław at Zweibrücken, called Lustschloss Tschifflik, overlooking the Schwarzbach. He redesigned and rebuilt buildings at Gräfinthal Abbey, where Stanisław's daughter Anna (died 1717) was buried.
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