MILITARY PERSONNEL

Axel von Fersen the Younger

1755 - 1810

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Hans Axel von Fersen (Swedish: [hɑːns ˈǎksɛl fɔn ˈfæ̌ʂːɛn]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Axel von Fersen the Younger has received more than 962,175 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Axel von Fersen the Younger is the 114th most popular military personnel (up from 136th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Military Personnel.

Axel von Fersen the Younger is most famous for his role in the French Revolution. He was a Swedish nobleman and a general in the Swedish army. He was a close friend of Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Axel von Fersen the Younger ranks 114 out of 2,058. Before him are Perdiccas, Robert E. Lee, Klaus Barbie, Pancho Villa, Stilicho, and Hans-Ulrich Rudel. After him are Louis-Nicolas Davout, Vasily Chuikov, Cimon, Gaius Julius Caesar, Erich von Falkenhayn, and Jean Lannes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1755, Axel von Fersen the Younger ranks 5. Before him are Marie Antoinette, Louis XVIII of France, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, and Paul Barras. After him are Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Hahnemann, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Georges Couthon, James Parkinson, and Giovanni Battista Viotti. Among people deceased in 1810, Axel von Fersen the Younger ranks 2. Before him is Henry Cavendish. After him are Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Nachman of Breslov, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Jean-Georges Noverre, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Philipp Otto Runge, Andreas Hofer, Chevalier d'Éon, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, and Andrianampoinimerina.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Axel von Fersen the Younger ranks 47 out of 1,879. Before him are Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Charles XI of Sweden (1655), Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Manne Siegbahn (1886), Allvar Gullstrand (1862), and Pär Lagerkvist (1891). After him are Gunnar Myrdal (1898), Carl Larsson (1853), Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), Raoul Wallenberg (1912), Benny Andersson (1946), and Gustaf Dalén (1869).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Sweden

Among military personnels born in Sweden, Axel von Fersen the Younger ranks 2. Before him are Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622). After him are Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), Johan Banér (1596), Gustav Horn, Count of Pori (1592), Magnus Stenbock (1664), Henri Saint Cyr (1902), Gustaf Dyrssen (1891), and Hans von Rosen (1888).

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