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Axel Löwen.
Swedish count, military officer and politician (1686–1772)
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About Axel Löwen
Axel Löwen was a count and Swedish Knight of the Seraphim, Commander of the Order of the Sword and privy counsellor. Löwen was a volunteer in the Fortification Corps in 1702, got his main military education abroad, and in 1712 became lieutenant-quartermaster general in the German provinces. He became noted at the siege of Stade, where he also was taken as a prisoner by the Danes. In 1713 he managed to escape, sneaking during nighttime through the sachisk posts to Stralsund in July 1713.
Everything about Axel Löwen →- Occupation
- military personnel, politician, painter
- Position held
- Riksråd, member of the Riksdag of the Estates, governor-general
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Born
- November 1, 1686
- Died
- July 25, 1772