Axel Sparre | |
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Born | Visby, Gotland | 9 January 1652
Died | 31 May 1728 Brokind Castle, Östergötland | (aged 76)
Buried | |
Allegiance | Sweden Dutch Republic |
Service | Army |
Years of service | 1671–1728 |
Rank | Field Marshal (Fältmarskalk) |
Commands | Västmanlands regiment |
Battles / wars | |
Spouse(s) |
Anna Maria Falkenberg
(m. 1721) |
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Axel Sparre (9 January 1652 – 31 May 1728) was a Swedish count, soldier and artist. Sparre was the son of Axel Carlsson Sparre and Margareta Oxenstierna af Korsholm och Wasa, brother of kammarherre and artist friherre Carl Sparre (1648–1716) and half brother of Erik Sparre af Sundby.[1]