Carl von Fersen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl von Fersen

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1716

Place of Birth: Jakob, Sweden

Date of Death: 07-May-1786

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Count Carl von Fersen (1716-1786), was a Swedish courtier.
He was an amateur singer and a leading member of the amateur theater of king Gustav III of Sweden.
He was also the director of the Royal Swedish Opera in 1780-86, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (1772). He was the son of Hans Reinhold von Fersen and Eleonora Margareta Wachtmeister and the brother of Axel von Fersen the Elder, and thus the uncle of Axel von Fersen the Younger.
He married Charlotta Sparre and became the father of five daughters, notably Augusta Löwenhielm and Ulla von Höpken.
Carl von Fersen spent most of his life at the royal court, where he was an appreciated participator of social life.

Per Krafft the Elder (1724–1793)
Description	Swedish portrait painter father of Per Krafft the Younger
Date of birth/death	16 February 1724	7 November 1793
Location of birth/death	Arboga	Klara Parish
Work location	Paris, Bayreuth, Poland
Authority control	: Q927577 VIAF: 41740165 ISNI: 0000 0000 7262 7057 ULAN: 500025206 LCCN: nr96030069 WGA: KRAFFT, Per the Elder WorldCat