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Also Known As Jakob Magnus, Friherre Sprengtporten
Born 1727 • Porvoo • Finland
Died April 2, 1786 (aged 59) • Stockholm • Sweden
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G.M. Sprengtporten
soldier and politician
Gustav Adolphus
Gustavus Adolphus
king of Sweden
Charles XII
Charles XII
king of Sweden
Fredric Westin: portrait of Charles XIV John
Charles XIV John
king of Sweden and Norway
Jacob De la Gardie, detail from an oil painting by an unknown artist, 1606; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
Jacob Pontusson, count de la Gardie
Swedish statesman
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Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
Swedish statesman
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Johan Björnsson Printz
Swedish military officer
Bernadotte, Folke, Greve
Greve Folke Bernadotte
Swedish diplomat
Lennart Torstenson, detail from a portrait by an unknown artist, 1648; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden.
Lennart Torstenson
Swedish military officer
Horn, detail from a portrait by David von Krafft; in the House of Nobility, Stockholm
Arvid Bernhard, Count Horn
Swedish statesman
Fredrik Axel von Fersen; pastel by Gustaf Lundberg; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
Fredrik Axel von Fersen
Swedish politician
Per Brahe the Younger, detail from an oil painting by an unknown artist; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
Per, Count Brahe, the Younger
Swedish statesman
Dahlbergh, detail from an oil painting by D.K. Ehrenstrahl, 1664; University of Uppsala, Sweden
Eric, Count Dahlbergh
Swedish military officer
Wrangel, Karl Gustav, Greve (count)
Karl Gustav, Count Wrangel
Swedish military officer
Adlersparre, Georg, Greve
Georg, Count Adlersparre
Swedish politician
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Frederick Herman, duke of Schomberg
German soldier
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Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of Leven
Scottish army commander
Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar.
Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
duke of Saxe-Weimar
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Stanisław Poniatowski
Polish soldier and state official
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Carl Bildt
prime minister of Sweden