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Count Axel Lillie (1603-1662) was a Swedish soldier and politician, beeing appointed Lieutenant Governor General of Pomerania in 1643, Privy Councilor in 1648, Governor General of Pomerania in 1652, Field Marshal in 1657, and Governor General of Livonia in 1661. In the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), he commanded troops at the Battle of Leipzig, in 1642. He had Lövstad Castle built.
See also: List of Swedish politicians, List of Swedish military commanders
