Axel Otto Mörner

Last updated

Lieutenant general
Count

Axel Otto Mörner
Axel Otto Morner.jpg
A self-portrait of Axel Otto Mörner
Birth nameAxel Otto Mörner
Born(1774-06-08)8 June 1774
Lekaryd Parish, Småland, Sweden
Died20 October 1852(1852-10-20) (aged 78)
Eksjö Parish, Småland, Sweden
AllegianceNaval Ensign of Sweden.svg Sweden
Service / branch Swedish Army
Years of service1777–1840
Rank Lieutenant general
Battles / wars
Awards Pour le Mérite
Spouse(s)
​
(m. 1801)​
Other work Minister of War (1840–43)
Axel Morner painting. Axel Otto Morner - Bergigt flodlandskap med byggnader.jpg
Axel Mörner painting.

Count Axel Otto Mörner (8 June 1774 – 20 October 1852) was a Swedish artist and general.

Contents

Family

Mörner was born in Lekaryd Parish in Jönköping County, Sweden and was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Count Carl Gustaf Mörner and Sofia Elisabet Steuch. He was the brother of Hampus Mörner, Charlotta Mörner, Gustaf Fredrik Mörner and Carl Stellan Mörner. [1]

Personal life

On 4 October 1801 he married Ebba Modée at Rosersberg Palace. [2]

References

  1. ↑ H G-m. "Mörner, släkt" [Mörner, kinship]. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Mörner, Magnus. "Axel O Mörner". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
Government offices
Preceded by Minister of War
1840–1843		Succeeded by
Nuvola apps kcoloredit.png

This article about a Swedish artist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.