1755 - 1810
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 672,350 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Axel von Fersen the Younger is the 138th most popular military personnel (up from 159th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 61st 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, Axel von Fersen the Younger ranks 138 out of 1,466. Before him are Nero Claudius Drusus, Hasdrubal Barca, Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, Louis, Grand Condé, Khalifa Haftar, and George Armstrong Custer. After him are André Masséna, Antipater, Miloš Obilić, Chūichi Nagumo, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, and Mardonius.
38 BC - 9 BC
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 132
300 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 133
1045 - 1105
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 134
1621 - 1686
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 135
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 136
1839 - 1876
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 137
1755 - 1810
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 138
1758 - 1817
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 139
397 BC - 319 BC
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 140
1350 - 1389
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 141
1887 - 1944
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 142
1895 - 1977
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 143
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 144
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 Samuel Hahnemann. After him are Paul Barras, James Parkinson, Alexander Hamilton, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Georges Couthon, François Joseph Lefebvre, and Jan Henryk Dąbrowski. Among people deceased in 1810, Axel von Fersen the Younger ranks 2. Before him is Henry Cavendish. After him are Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Jean-Georges Noverre, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Nachman of Breslov, Chevalier d'Éon, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Philipp Otto Runge, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Andrianampoinimerina, and Andreas Hofer.
1755 - 1793
HPI: 88.67
Rank: 1
1755 - 1824
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 2
1755 - 1842
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 3
1755 - 1843
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 4
1755 - 1810
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 5
1755 - 1829
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 6
1755 - 1824
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 7
1755 - 1804
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 8
1755 - 1826
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 9
1755 - 1794
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 10
1755 - 1820
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 11
1755 - 1818
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 12
1731 - 1810
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 1
1755 - 1810
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 2
1776 - 1810
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 3
1727 - 1810
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 4
1753 - 1810
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 5
1772 - 1810
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 6
1728 - 1810
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 7
1776 - 1810
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 8
1777 - 1810
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 9
1739 - 1810
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 10
1745 - 1810
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 11
1767 - 1810
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 12
Among people born in Sweden, Axel von Fersen the Younger ranks 52 out of 1,296. Before him are Astrid of Sweden (1905), Agnetha Fältskog (1950), Anita Ekberg (1931), Henning Mankell (1948), Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), and Folke Bernadotte (1895). After him are Gunnar Nordahl (1921), Anders Jonas Ångström (1814), Benny Andersson (1946), Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Manne Siegbahn (1886), and Eric IX of Sweden (1120).
1905 - 1935
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 46
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 47
1931 - 2015
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 48
1948 - 2015
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 49
1533 - 1577
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 50
1895 - 1948
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 51
1755 - 1810
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 52
1921 - 1995
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 53
1814 - 1874
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 54
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 55
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 56
1886 - 1978
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 57
1120 - 1160
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 58
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 Gustav Horn, Count of Pori (1592), Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), Johan Banér (1596), Magnus Stenbock (1664), Henri Saint Cyr (1902), and Gustaf Dyrssen (1891).
1622 - 1660
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 1
1755 - 1810
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 2
1592 - 1657
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 3
1613 - 1676
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 4
1596 - 1641
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 5
1664 - 1717
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 6
1902 - 1979
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 7
1891 - 1981
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 8