Axel von Fersen the Elder

Count Fredrik Axel von Fersen was a Swedish statesman and soldier of Baltic German descent. He served as Lord Marshal of the Riksdag of the Estates, and although he worked closely with King Gustav III before and through the Revolution of 1772, he later opposed the king.

5 April 1719

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Albert R. Broccoli • Christopher Papamichalopoulos • Jacques Denys Choisy • Jean Baptiste Seroux d'Agincourt • Menachem Mendel Schneerson • Sandra Bagarić

Born in the same month (April 1719): Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim