Count Carl Edvard von Hessenstein
Major General
✶ 12 November 1738 in Stockholm
✟ 2 April 1769 in Paris
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 28 April 1762 (as a foreign knight)
motto
Missing
shield
Painted 1782 by Hans Strandberg
other awards
Knight of the Order of the Sword 1748
Biography
Natural son to King Fredrik I and Countess Hedvig Taube.
Major General 1759
Lieutenant-general 1765
Placement
Not on display.