Count Axel von Fersen, dressed in the robes of a Swedish Privy Councilor, with various chivalric orders
Marshal of the Realm
Tenure
1770–1810 1770–1790
Predecessor
Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna
Successor
Magnus Stenbock
Lord of the Realm
Titular tenure
1799–1810
Minister to the King of France
Tenure
1790–1793
Predecessor
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein
Successor
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein
Minister to the Emperor of Austria
Tenure
1791–1791
Predecessor
Lars von Engeström
Minister to the Second Congress of Rastatt
Tenure
1797–1798
Predecessor
Position Established
Successor
Position Abolished
Chancellor of Uppsala University
Tenure
1799–1810
Predecessor
Gustav IV Adolf
Successor
Charles XIV John
Born
(1755-09-04)4 September 1755 Stockholm, Sweden
Died
20 June 1810(1810-06-20) (aged 54)
Burial
Ljungs kyrka, Östergötland
Names
Hans Axel von Fresen
House
von Fersen
Father
Axel von Fersen the Elder
Mother
Hedvig Catharina von Fersen
Occupation
Politician
Diplomat
Military Official
Military service
Branch/service
Swedish Army French Army
Years of service
1770–1810 1770–1790
Rank
Mestre de camp propriétaire of Régiment Royal-Suédois (France) General of Horse (Sweden)
Battles/wars
American Revolutionary War
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Awards
Knight of the Order of the Sword, 1781 Member of the Society of the Cincinnati, 1783 Member of the Institution of Military Merit, 1786 Knight Commander of the Order of the Sword, 1791 Knight Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword, 1798 Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, 1800.
Hans Axel von Fersen (Swedish:[hɑːnsˈǎksɛlfɔnˈfæ̌ʂːɛn]; 4 September 1755 – 20 June 1810), known as Axel de Fersen in France, was a Swedish count, Marshal of the Realm of Sweden, a General of Horse in the royal Swedish Army, one of the Lords of the Realm, aide-de-camp to Rochambeau in the American Revolutionary War, diplomat and statesman, and a friend of Queen Marie-Antoinette of France. Von Fersen was lynched by a Stockholm mob, following rumors of his involvement in the death of Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden.
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Hans AxelvonFersen (Swedish: [hɑːns ˈǎksɛl fɔn ˈfæ̌ʂːɛn]; 4 September 1755 – 20 June 1810), known as Axel de Fersen in France, was a Swedish count, Marshal...
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substantial part in the murder of her son and heir Count AxelvonFersentheYounger (died 1810), was a lover and trusted friend of the last Queen of France...
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