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Born September 4, 1755 • Stockholm • Sweden
Died June 20, 1810 (aged 54) • Stockholm • Sweden
Role In French Revolutionary wars

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Hans Axel von Fersen, portrait by an unknown artist; in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
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Magdalena Andersson
prime minister of Sweden
Axel, Count Oxenstierna
chancellor of Sweden
Branting, detail from an oil painting by Richard Bergh; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
Karl Hjalmar Branting
Swedish statesman
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
Swedish statesman
Bernadotte, Folke, Greve
Greve Folke Bernadotte
Swedish diplomat
Alva Myrdal.
Alva Reimer Myrdal
Swedish diplomat
Klas Pontus Arnoldson
Swedish politician
Fredrik Westin: portrait of Charles XIV John
Charles XIV John
king of Sweden and Norway
Görtz, portrait by an unknown artist; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
Georg Heinrich, baron von Görtz
German statesman
Ludwig, count von Cobenzl
foreign minister of Austria
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
Ulf Kristersson
Ulf Kristersson
prime minister of Sweden
Gustav I Vasa
Gustav I Vasa
king 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