Axel von Fersen the Younger

Diplomat, Noble person

1755 – 1810

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Who was Axel von Fersen the Younger?

Hans Axel von Fersen was a Swedish Count, a Lieutenant General in the Royal Swedish Army, one of the Lords of the Realm, diplomat and statesman. He is famous in history as the alleged lover of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, and because of his death at the hands of a Stockholm lynch mob.

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Born
Sep 4, 1755
Stockholm
Also known as
  • Axen von Ferson the younger
  • Axel von Fersen, jr.
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Siblings
Nationality
  • Sweden
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Died
Jun 20, 1810
Stockholm

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on July 23, 2013

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