Joachim von Düben the Elder (; 22 August 1671 – 30 November 1730) was a Swedish statesman, riksråd and hovkansler.Joachim von Düben – Svenskt biografiskt handlexikonJoachim von Düben], Nordisk Familjebok, 2nd edn (1907), vol 6]
Early life Joachim von Düben was the son of organist and composer Gustaf Düben and Emerentia Standaert, he was a grandson of the German-born Baroque composer Andreas Düben, and brother of lady-in-waiting Emerentia, Gustaf and Anders von Düben the Younger.
Political career In 1709, Düben was captured near the Dnieper and held as a hostage in Moscow.
Düben anonymously published Uthwalde andelige sånger in 1725.Svensk uppslagsbok, Malmö 1931Balders, Günter (2010): "Ich singe mit, wenn alles singt": Paul Gerhardt und die Musik. Frank & Timme GmbH.
Family In 1719, Düben married Margareta Spegel, a daughter of Archbishop Haquin Spegel. He was in 1731, posthumously promoted, raised to comital rang.
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