Fabian Wrede, Count of Östanå

Not to be confused with Fabian Wrede (1760–1824).

Fabian Wrede (Peippola, Finland, 20 March 1641^[1] – 6 December 1712^[2]) was a Swedish politician.

Count Fabian Wrede sporting the robe and hat of a member of the Privy Council of Sweden

Biography

An advisor to Charles XI,^[3] King of Sweden, he was also a member of the Privy Council of Sweden^[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]

External links

• Media related to Fabian Wrede (1641–1712) at Wikimedia Commons
• http://www.wredes.com/Bas/Wrede/w.g.Fab.htm