Fabian von Fersen explained

Fabian von Fersen
Birth Date:February 7, 1626
Birth Place:Tallinn, Swedish Estonia, Swedish Empire
Death Place:Malmö, Scania, Swedish Empire
Placeofburial:St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn, Estonia
Allegiance: Swedish Empire
Branch: Swedish Army
Serviceyears:1675–1677
Rank:Field Marshal
Battles:Torstenson War
Thirty Years' War
Deluge (history)

Dano-Swedish War (1657–58)

Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)

Scanian War

Fabian von Fersen should not be confused with Fabian von Fersen (1762–1818).

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://register.muinas.ee/?menuID=monument&action=view&id=1344 Estonian National Registry of Cultural Monuments