Nils Magnus Brahe
Nils Magnus Brahe (
1790-
1844),
Swedish statesman and soldier and a direct descendant of
Per Brahe and Magnus of Sweden, fought in the
War against Napoleon (
1813-
1814), under the crown prince Bernadotte, with whom, after his accession to the throne as
Charles XIV, he was in high favour. He became
Marshal of the
Realm, and, especially from
1828 onwards, exercised a preponderant influence in public affairs.
See also: Per Brahe, Nils Brahe, List of Swedish politicians, List of Swedish military commanders
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