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Count Hans Axel Fersen

Hans Axel von Fersen

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Count Hans was born on September 4th, 1755 in Stockholm, Sodermanland, Sweden. Count Hans' father was Count Fredrik Axel "Senior" Fersen and his mother was Hedvig "Hedda" Catharina Magnusdotter de la Gardie. His paternal grandparents were Count Hans Reinhold Johann Fersen and Eleonore Margareth Wachtmeister. He had a brother and two sisters, named Fabian, Ebba and Hedvig. He was the second oldest of the four children. He died due to murder / assassination at the age of 54 on June 20th, 1810 in Stockholm, Sodermanland, Sweden.

General Notes
- French Colonel of Horse during American Revolution, gallantry at York; Lieutenant, second class, of the Royal Deux Ponts Regiment; served from 1769 in Sweden; Colonel, 20th June, 1780; First Aide-de-Camp of Count de Rochambeau

Occupation Details
- Count Hans' occupation was Swedish statesman and soldier. Active in counterrevolutionary activity after French Revolution of 1789 and the rise of Napoleon..
  - Occupation Notes
    - Chancellor of Upsala University 1755-1810
      Knight of the Order of Saint Lazarus 1800

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Reinhold von Fersen ^*
  - b.  1594 d.  1649
  
  Hans von Fersen
  - b.27 Feb 1624 in Reval d.  1683 in Reval
  
  Dorothea von Wrangell
  - b.  1590 d.08 Jan 1657 in Reval
  
  Count Reinhold Johann von Fersen
  - b.  1646 d.12 Oct 1716 in Stockholm, Sodermanland, Sweden
  
  Catharina (Katarina) Elisabeth Burth
  
  Count Hans Reinhold Johann Fersen
  - b.02 Mar 1683 in Reval, Estonia d.25 May 1736 in Stockholm, Sodermanland, Sweden
  
  Anna Sofia von Ungern-Stenberg
  - b.  1645 d.  1720
  
  Count Fredrik Axel "Senior" Fersen
  - b.05 Apr 1719 in Stockholm, Sodermanland, Sweden d.24 Apr 1794 in Stockholm, Sodermanland, Sweden
  
  Eleonore Margareth Wachtmeister
  - b.10 Oct 1684 d.23 Dec 1748
  
  Count Hans Axel Fersen
  - b.04 Sep 1755 in Stockholm, Sodermanland, Sweden d.20 Jun 1810 in Stockholm, Sodermanland, Sweden
  
  Hedvig "Hedda" Catharina Magnusdotter de la Gardie
  - b.20 May 1732 d.24 Apr 1800 in Stockholm, Sodermanland, Sweden
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)