Fabian Wrede, Count of Östanå

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]

References

  1. ^ Palmblad, Vilhelm Fredrik; Wieselgren, Peter; Werner, Karl Fredrik (1854). Biografiskt lexicon öfver namnkunnige svenske män ... (in Swedish). 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 Swedish). Mercators tryckeri. p. 30. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ Årsbok (in Swedish). Stockholm: Karolinska förbundet. 1998. p. 53. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ Historische Beschreibung des Königreichs Schweden (in German). Frankfurt: Ben Christoph Riegel. 1708. p. 477. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ^ Förhandlingar och uppsatser (in Swedish). Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. 1916. p. 253. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. ^ Anrep, Gabriel (1864). Svenska adelns Ättar-taflor utgifna af Gabriel Anrep (in Swedish). P. A. Nōrstedt & Söner. p. 653. Retrieved 23 February 2024.


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