He was born in Lohja to Princess Sigrid of Sweden and nobleman Henrik Klasson Tott.

He was appointed Privy Councilor in 1630, and Field Marshal in 1631.

King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden is said to have called him "the snow plow, who is going to clear the path for the rest".

[citation needed] He married Sigrid Bielke, and fathered Clas Åkesson Tott the younger, and Åke Henrik Åkesson Tott.

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