Axel von Fersen the Younger
Biography
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Hans Axel von Fersen 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's. He died at the hands of a Stockholm lynch mob.
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Personal
The grand tour (1771–1775)
Marie-Antoinette
The American Revolutionary War
Years leading up to the Revolution (1783–1787)
The French Revolution
Flight to Varennes
War against France (1791–1793)
Later years (1793–1810)
Swedish politics and death
Aftermath
Relationship with Marie-Antoinette