Axel von Fersen the Younger
Hans Axel von Fersen, known as Axel de Fersen in France, 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. Von Fersen was lynched by a Stockholm mob, following rumors of his involvement in the death of Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden.
Count Axel von Fersen, dressed in the robes of a Swedish Privy Councilor, with various chivalric orders
A young Axel von Fersen
Axel von Fersen in the robes of the Royal Order of the Sword, miniature from 1798 by Niklas Lafrensen.
Von Fersen killed by the mob
Marshal of the Realm (Sweden)
His Majesty's Marshal of the Realm who heads the Office of the Marshal of the Realm, is the highest official in the Royal Court of Sweden. The Marshal of the Realm is appointed by the monarch and is directly responsible for the organization and affairs of the court, and for maintaining liaison arrangements with the Riksdag and the Prime Minister/Government. Press releases and official statements from the Swedish royal family to the press and the public are typically released through the Marshal of the Realm.
Marshal of the Realm (Sweden)
Axel Vennersten wearing the uniform of the Marshal of the Realm and the chain of the Order of the Seraphim.
Svante Lindqvist, with wife Catharina, on the way to the Royal Chapel in Stockholm before the wedding of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill on June 8, 2013.
Image: Natt och Dag, Åke Axelsson (ur Svenska landtmarskalkar)
