Fabian von Fersen
Swedish politician
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| Intro | Swedish politician | |
| Places | Sweden | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 7 February 1626 | |
| Death | 30 July 1677 (aged 51 years) |
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Baron Fabian von Fersen (February 7, 1626 in Reval – July 30, 1677 in Malmö) was a Swedish soldier and statesman, who received appointments Field Marshal, and then Governor General of the Scanian lands, which included the provinces of Skåne, Halland and Blekinge in 1676.
After his death he was buried in St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn, where a sarcophagus created by the sculptor Johann Gustav Stockenberg was erected in his memory.