Bygdøy or Bygdø is a peninsula situated on the western side of Oslo, Norway. Administratively, Bygdøy is part of the borough of Frogner. It historically was part of Aker Municipality and became part of Oslo in 1948.
Frogner Manor is a manor house and former estate in today's borough of Frogner in Oslo, Norway. The estate comprised most of the modern borough of Frogner, which has been named after the estate, and Frognerseteren with parts of the Nordmarka forest (Frognerseterskogen). The remaining part of the estate is now the site of the Frogner Park, with the manor house found in the south of the park and the Vigeland installation in the park's centre. The 18th century buildings on the grounds now house the Oslo City Museum.
Count Johan Caspar Herman Wedel Jarlsberg was a Norwegian statesman and nobleman. He played an active role in the constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 and was the first native Norwegian to hold the post of Governor-general of Norway with the authority of a viceroy, representing the absent king of Norway as head of the Norwegian cabinet during the union with Sweden.
Johan Lausen Bull was a Norwegian jurist, politician and land owner. He lived most of his life in Denmark-Noway.
Frederich Christopher, Count of Trampe was a Dano-Norwegian count, civil servant and politician.
The Løvenskiold family is a Dano-Norwegian noble family of German origin. Members of the family now live primarily in Norway. Originally named Leopoldus, it was one of the early patrician Norwegian families to buy noble status, in 1739, when it was also granted the surname Løvenskiold.
The Count of Wedel-Jarlsberg is a title of the Norwegian nobility and of the Danish nobility. The family of Wedel-Jarlsberg is a branch of the larger family von Wedel, which comes from Pomerania, Germany. Family members have had a significant position in the 18th and 19th centuries' Norwegian history.
Holmboe is a Norwegian family which originated at Hirsholmene in Jutland, Denmark. It was introduced into Norway with the arrival of brothers Jens Olsøn Holmboe (1671–1743) and Hans Olsøn Holmboe (1685–1762). Jens Olsen Holmboe was a senior priest who arrived at Vardal during 1705. Hans Olsen Holmboe was a senior military officer who came to Norway during 1716.
Arent Greve was a Norwegian jeweler, goldsmith and painter.
The Knagenhjelm family is a Danish and Norwegian noble family originating in Norway.
The Huitfeldt family is a Norwegian noble family.
The Gyldenkrantz family was a Danish and Norwegian noble family of Dutch origin. The family became patrilineally extinct after some generations.
The Gyldenpalm family was a Danish and Norwegian noble family.
The Werenskiold family, also spelled Werenschiold, Wærenskiold, Werenskjold etcetera, is a Danish and Norwegian noble family living in Norway.
Frederik Otto Scheel was a Norwegian military officer and civil servant.
Hans Hansen Lilienskiold was a Norwegian jurist, government official, civil servant, and land owner. He was a member of the Lilienskiold noble family and served as County Governor of Finnmark. He is particularly remembered as an author for his works on the topography and culture of Finnmark.
Selius Marselis was a Dutch-born Norwegian tradesman. He was also a major land owner whose possessions included ownership of Frogner Manor.
Mathiesen is a Norwegian family of Danish origin, whose members have been noted as timber magnates, land-owners and businessmen.
Henning Stockfleth was a Norwegian cleric and Bishop of Oslo.
Harald Thaulow was a Norwegian pharmacist.
