Fabian Wrede, Count of Östanå

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Count Fabian Wrede sporting the robe and hat of a Swedish senator ("riksråd").

Fabian Wrede (Peippola, Finland, 20 March 1641[1] – 6 December 1712[2]) was a Swedish politician.

Biography

An advisor to Charles XI,[3] King of Sweden, he was also a Swedish senator ("riksråd")[4] and Lord Marshal of the Riksdag of the Estates in 1682.[5] By his birthright he was Baron of Elimäki in Finland, and he was created Count of Östanå as a reward for his service in the financial administration of the king. He married Brita Cruus in 1672.[6]

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References

  1. Palmblad, Vilhelm Fredrik; Wieselgren, Peter; Werner, Karl Fredrik (1854). Biografiskt lexicon öfver namnkunnige svenske män ... (in svenska). F. & G. Beijers förlag. p. 170. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. Hallberg, Mauritz Emil Fredrik (1906). Minnespenningar öfver enskilda personer födda eller verksamma i Finland (in svenska). Mercators tryckeri. p. 30. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. Årsbok (in svenska). Stockholm: Karolinska förbundet. 1998. p. 53. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. Historische Beschreibung des Königreichs Schweden (in Deutsch). Frankfurt: Ben Christoph Riegel. 1708. p. 477. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. Förhandlingar och uppsatser (in svenska). Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. 1916. p. 253. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. Anrep, Gabriel (1864). Svenska adelns Ättar-taflor utgifna af Gabriel Anrep (in svenska). P. A. Nōrstedt & Söner. p. 653. Retrieved 23 February 2024.