Fabian von Fersen

Baron Fabian von Fersen (February 7, 1626 – July 30, 1677) was a Swedish general, freelord, field-marshal and governor general of Skåne, Halland and Blekinge. He served the Swedish Empire in multiple wars and received appointments Field Marshal, and then Governor General of the Scanian lands, which included the provinces of Skåne, Halland and Blekinge in 1676.

Fabian von Fersen
portrait of Fabian von Fersen
Born(1626-02-07)February 7, 1626
Tallinn, Swedish Estonia, Swedish Empire
DiedJune 30, 1677(1677-06-30) (aged 51)
Malmö, Scania, Swedish Empire
Buried
St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn, Estonia
Allegiance Swedish Empire
Service/branch Swedish Army
Years of service1675–1677
RankField Marshal
Battles/warsTorstenson War

Thirty Years' War
Deluge (history)

Dano-Swedish War (1657–58)

Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)

Scanian War

Not to be confused with Fabian von Fersen (1762–1818).

Early life

Military career

Death

After his death he was buried in St Mary's Cathedral, Reval (Modern-day Tallinn), where a sarcophagus created by the sculptor Johann Gustav Stockenberg was erected in his memory. [1]

Sarcophagus of Fabian von Fersen in St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn.


References
  1. Estonian National Registry of Cultural Monuments
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