Nils Magnus Brahe (2 September 1790 – 16 September 1844) was a Swedish statesman and military officer during the

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. He served as the Marshal of the Realm between 1831–1844 and was known as the influential

favourite A favourite was the intimate companion of a ruler or other important person. In Post-classical Europe, post-classical and Early modern Europe, early-modern Europe, among other times and places, the term was used of individuals delegated signifi ...

of Charles XIV John, King of Sweden.

Biography

Early life

Nils Magnus Brahe was born on 2 September 1790 to Count Magnus Fredrik Brahe (1756–1826) and his first wife Baroness Ulrika Katarina Koskull (1759–1805), thus making him a member of the Swedish branch of the Brahe family. He is a direct descendant of

Per Brahe the Younger Count Per Brahe the Younger (18 February 1602 – 12 September 1680) was a Swedish soldier, statesman, and author. He served as Privy Councillor from 1630, Lord High Steward from 1640, as well as Governor-General of Finland in 1637–1640 and ...

, Lord High Steward and Governor-General. After studying at

Uppsala University Uppsala University (UU) () is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. Initially fou ...

, he pursued a professional military career as cornet at the Royal Life Regiment Brigade's Light Dragoons Corps at 19 years of age. Early as 1810, he became Cabinet Chamberlain and had close relations with Charles XIV John during his early reign.

The King's favourite

Not long thereafter, Brahe became one of the King's closet friends. He assisted Charles XIV John's correspondence with officials and servants. He fought in the War against Napoleon (1813–1814) under Jean Bernadotte who later ascended to the throne as

Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV John (; 26 January 1763 – 8 March 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. In Norway, he is known as Charles III John () and before he became royalty in ...

(Swedish: ''Karl XIV Johan''). He was in high favour with the French born king who had a poor command of the Swedish language. He became Marshal of the Realm, and especially from 1828 onwards, exercised an influence in public affairs. As a politician, he reportedly remained close to his stepmother, Countess

Aurora Wilhelmina Koskull Aurora Wilhelmina Brahe (née Koskull; 22 November 1778 – 19 February 1852) was a Swedish lady-in-waiting and politically active salonist. Life Aurora Wilhelmina Koskull was the daughter of the courtier Baron Otto Anders Koskull and Amalia Be ...

, who was active within Stockholm aristocratic circles and also related to the king's mistress

Mariana Koskull Henrietta Mariana "Marianne" Charlotta Koskull (19 February 1785, in Växjö – 30 March 1841, in Stockholm) was a Swedish noble and lady-in-waiting, known as the royal mistress of King Charles XIII of Sweden and King Charles XIV John of Sweden. ...

. In 1837, he was elected a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences () is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting nat ...

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Magnus Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ...

Swedish generals Swedish counts Lords of the Realm Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 1790 births 1844 deaths 19th-century Swedish military personnel Marshals of the Realm Swedish military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Swedish royal favourites Swedish courtiers 19th-century Swedish politicians Knights of the Order of Charles XIII People from Österåker Municipality