Axel Otto Mörner
Count Axel Otto Mörner (8 June 1774 – 20 October 1852) was a Swedish artist and general.
Axel Otto Mörner
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- Name
- Axel Otto Mörner
- Born
- 8 June 1774
- Birthplace
- Lekaryd Parish, Småland, Sweden
- Died
- 20 October 1852
- Place of death
- Eksjö Parish, Småland, Sweden
- Awards
- Pour le Mérite
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- military personnel · politician · engraver · painter · military officer
- Fields
- landscape
- Honours
- Pour le Mérite · Knight of the Order of the Sword · Commander of the Order of the Sword · Order of the White Eagle · Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
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Count Axel Otto Mörner (8 June 1774 – 20 October 1852) was a Swedish artist and general.
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Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Positions recorded include regiment commander and Minister for Terrestrial Defence. Work by Axel Otto Mörner is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Kalmar County Museum and Carolina Rediviva. Distinctions recorded are Pour le Mérite, Knight of the Order of the Sword, Commander of the Order of the Sword and Order of the White Eagle.
Rosendal Palace in the 1840s, Djurgården, Stockholm. In the foreground King Karl XIV Johan, the first Bernadotte King of Sweden, with attendants. Oilpainting by Axel Otto Mörner (1774-1852). 41x56 cm.
Axel Otto Mörner (1774-1852) · Stockholmskällan. Oljemålning av Axel Otto Mörner (1774-1852). Inventarienummer SSM 2420. Publicerat av Stockholms stadsmuseum.
A self-portrait of the Swedish general, defence minister and artist (painter) Axel Otto Mörner
Axel Otto Mörner · Axel O Mörner, urn:sbl:8701, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (article by Magnus Mörner)
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Key facts
• Honorific Prefix — Lieutenant general Count • Name — Axel Otto Mörner • Birth Name — Axel Otto Mörner • Born — 8 June 1774 • Birthplace — Lekaryd Parish, Småland, Sweden • Died — 20 October 1852 • Place of death — Eksjö Parish, Småland, Sweden • Allegiance — Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Sweden • Branch — Swedish Army • Service Years — 1777–1840 • Rank — Lieutenant general • Battles — * Dano-Swedish War (1808–1809) • Battle of Toverud • Awards — Pour le Mérite • Other Work — Minister of War (1840–43) • Illustration — Axel Mörner painting.
Family
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.
Personal life
Personal life
On 4 October 1801 he married Ebba Modée at Rosersberg Palace.
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Lekaryds församling.
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Eksjö landsförsamling.
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