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References
- (in Swedish)Svenskt biografiskt lexikon [ Swedish Biographical Dictionary ]
- (in Swedish) [Johan] Gabriel Anrep, "Adel ätten [ Noble family of ] Edenberg, N:o 617, †.", Svenska adelns Ättar-taflor [ Pedigree Tables of the Swedish Nobility ], Volume 1 (Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söner, 1858), pp. 650–651
- Statistics Sweden [ Statistiska centralbyrån ], “Namesearch. How many are named…?", results obtained 4 January 2014.