Axel Sparre

Axel Sparre
Axel Sparre
	Axel Sparre by David Richter the Elder
Born	9 January 1652; Visby, Gotland
Died	31 May 1728 (aged 76); Brokind Castle, Östergötland
Buried	Riddarholmen Church
Allegiance	Sweden; Dutch Republic
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1671-1728
Rank	Field Marshal (Fältmarskalk)
Commands held	Västmanlands regiment
Battles/wars	Franco-Dutch War Siege of Naerden; Siege of Bonn; Battle of Seneffe; ; Scanian War Battle of Landskrona; Siege of Bohus Fortress; ; Great Northern War Crossing of the Düna; Battle of Kliszów; Battle of Lemberg; Battle of Fraustadt; Battle of Desna; Battle of Holowczyn; Siege of Veprik; Battle of Poltava; Skirmish at Bender; ;
Spouse(s)	Anna Maria Falkenberg (m. 1721)

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.

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