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Carl Tessin, detail from a portrait by Jacques-André-Joseph (Camelot) Aved; in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
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Born September 5, 1695 • Stockholm • Sweden
Died January 7, 1770 (aged 74) • Sweden
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Carl Tessin, detail from a portrait by Jacques-André-Joseph (Camelot) Aved; in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
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Fredrik Axel von Fersen; pastel by Gustaf Lundberg; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
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Görtz, portrait by an unknown artist; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
Georg Heinrich, baron von Görtz
German statesman
Carl Bildt
prime minister of Sweden
Gustav Adolphus
Gustavus Adolphus
king of Sweden
Stefan Löfven
Stefan Löfven
prime minister of Sweden
Charles XII
Charles XII
king of Sweden
Fredrik Westin: portrait of Charles XIV John
Charles XIV John
king of Sweden and Norway
Ulf Kristersson
Ulf Kristersson
prime minister of Sweden
Magdalena Andersson
prime minister of Sweden
Gustav I Vasa
Gustav I Vasa
king of Sweden
Axel, Count Oxenstierna
chancellor of Sweden
Christina, engraving by Cornelis Visscher, 1650.
Christina
queen of Sweden
Fredrik Reinfeldt
prime minister of Sweden
Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish statesman and secretary-general of the United Nations
Charles XI
Charles XI
king of Sweden
Göran Persson
Göran Persson
prime minister of Sweden
Gustav III
Gustav III
king of Sweden