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200:(1619–1648). The official alliances of the Stuart regime, the independent diplomacy of the Scottish Parliament, and the actions of numerous well placed individuals at various European courts combined to make Scotland one of the prime providers of military manpower in Europe, with some 50,000 Scots fighting between 1618 and 1640. After the 1629 peace of Lübeck, many left to join substantial numbers of their compatriots in the Swedish army. During the 1620s the number of Scots serving in the Swedish army is estimated at around 20,000. 33: 478: 535: 490: 417: 466: 518: 216:
The Swedish branch of the Fersen family originally derived from the line in Livonia. After moving to Sweden, some of its members were awarded Countships for gallant military acts. This line is best known through its line of distinguished military service and for
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The earliest records of the Fersen family in Livonia area in the late 17th century suggest possible links to earlier participation in the
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The House of Stuart and the Scottish Professional Soldier: Identities in Conflict 1300-2000
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intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
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The Estonian branch of the Fersen family possessed several manor houses.
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branches that settled in and around the kingdoms bordering the
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Northern Europe (mainly Estonia, Latvia, Germany and Sweden)
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The family was first mentioned in the historical region of
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Noble family

Coat of arms
Germany
Prussia
Russian Empire
Sweden
Niedersachsen
German
Baltic-German noble family
ennobled
Baltic Sea
Northern Europe
Sweden
Livonia
Latvia
Estonia
Swedish Empire
Russian Empire
Pomerania
Northern Wars
Ivan the Terrible
Thirty Years' War
Axel von Fersen the Younger
Marie Antionette
Fabian von Fersen
Otto Wilhelm von Fersen
Hans Reinhold Fersen
Axel von Fersen Sr.
Ulrika von Fersen

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