Axel von Fersen the Elder

Fredrik Axel von Fersen

Count Fredrik Axel von Fersen (5 April 1719 – 24 April 1794)[1] was a Swedish statesman and soldier of Baltic German descent. He served as Lord Marshal of the Riksdag of the Estates, and although he worked closely with King Gustav III before and through the Revolution of 1772, he later opposed the king.

  1. ^ Jägerskiöld, Olof (1956). "Fredrik Axel Fersen, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 15. Stockholm: National Archives of Sweden. p. 686.

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