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Fersen, Frederik Axel, Count von 1719-94
Swedish field marshal and politician

He was born in Stockholm. A descendant of the Scottish Macphersons, he served successively in the French and Swedish armies, and was made a field marshal in 1770. He became leader of the anti-Royalist opposition and was ultimately assassinated in Stockholm.