Fabian Wrede (1760–1824)

Count Fabian Wrede (24 November 1760 – 16 January 1824) was a Swedish field marshal. He began a military career at an early age, spent two years in the Royal Swedish Regiment in France, and made the acquaintance of the Swedish King Gustav III in 1788. The king took a liking to Wrede, who subsequently was rapidly promoted. He participated in all the major operations of the Russo-Swedish War and participated in the attempt by Gustav III and Axel von Fersen the Younger to rescue the French royal family after the French Revolution.

During the Pomeranian War in 1807, he commanded a division but was relieved of duty by Gustav IV Adolf for "outspokenness". After the king was deposed in a coup d'état, he was reinstated in active duty and fought during the final stages of the Finnish War and participated in the Battle of Ratan. After the end of the war, he was dispatched on a diplomatic mission to France, where he became a supporter of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte as a candidate for the Swedish throne. In 1811 he retired, due to old age and declining health.