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Riksdag of the Estates was the name used for the Estates of Sweden when they were assembled. Until its dissolution in 1866, the institution was the highest authority in Sweden next to the King. It was a Diet made up of the Four Estates, which historically were the lines of division in Swedish society:
The House of Nobility in Stockholm, Sweden, is a corporation and a building that maintains records and acts as an interest group on behalf of the Swedish nobility.
Adlercreutz is the surname of a Swedish and Finnish noble family.
Horn is a Swedish noble family from Finland, known since the 14th century.
Schauman is a Swedo-Finnish noble family introduced in both the Swedish House of Nobility and the Finnish House of Nobility. Originally known as a family of high-ranking soldiers, since the 1800s its representatives have become known in numerous other fields. The family is from the Baltic countries and moved to Finland at the end of the 1600s. It is considered to be from the nobility of Courland. However, according to an alternative theory the roots of the family could be in Kurpfalz, Germany, in which in 1596 a family with the same name was ennobled.
Adelborg is a Swedish noble family, which consists of two different lines. The older main line is descended from the burgher and brewer in Gothenburg Anders Eriksson, who died before February 1688. His son was the customs controller in Helsingborg Lars Andersson Borgh, who died 1719. His grandsons were the adjutant and later Captain Eric Otto Borgh (1741–1787) and his older brother Johan Borgh (1736–1805), who were ennobled 13 September 1772 at Stockholm Palace by King Gustavus III of Sweden with the name Adelborg, and were introduced 9 May 1776 at Riddarhuset as noble family number 2090.
Adelsköld is the surname of a noble Swedish family.
Adelswärd was a Swedish noble family, introduced at Riddarhuset as noble family number 1707, which consists of two lines, related through female line.
Adelswärd is a Swedish Baronial family, descended from the Hultman line of the extinct noble family Adelswärd. The titular governor Johan Adelswärd (1718–1785) was created a Swedish Baron 11 December 1770 at Stockholm Palace by King Gustavus III of Sweden, and was introduced 12 December 1771 at Riddarhuset as Baronial family number 249, thus making the noble family Adelswärd extinct. The just mentioned Johan Adelswärd founded the fee tail Adelsnäs, which constitutes the "Barony Adelswärd", the only one of its kind in Sweden.
The Aminofffamily is a Swedish-Finnish noble family of Russian origin.
Peter Estenberg lived in the late 17th - early 18th century and was a member of the Swedish nobility of the house of Estenberg, a noted scholar, and an ambassador to Poland. His family coat of arms is displayed in the Riddarhuset in Stockholm. In the early 18th century, Peter Estenberg became an advisor to Poland's King Stanislaw. Peter Estenberg was also a master of Greek language, a tutor to the Swedish royal family, and a professor of Greek studies and Philosophy at the University of Lund, and later the rector of Jamshog and Nasum's parishes.
The House of Platen is a feudal noble family originally from Pomerania. The branch of Platen-Hallermund was a mediatized one and as such was part of the small circle of families that belonged to the High nobility in Germany.
The Stackelberg family, also spelled Stakelberg is the name of an old and influential Baltic German noble family of German origin, represented at the Swedish Russian and Finnish houses of nobility.
The Hammarskjöld family, also known as Hammarskiöld family, is a Swedish noble family, enrolled in Riddarhuset with the number of 135.
Gyldenär, is the surname of an extinct Swedish noble family, enrolled in Riddarhuset [ "House of Nobility" ] with the number of 388.
The De Geer family is a prominent industrial family of Walloon origin that belongs to the Swedish and Dutch nobility.
The Bildtfamily is a Scandinavian noble family – uradel – of Danish origin, noted for counting two of its members as Swedish prime ministers. The Bildt family was naturalized as a Swedish noble family at the Swedish house of nobility in 1664.
The Hiertafamily, also Hjerta and Järta is a Swedish-Finnish-Russian noble family – uradel – of Swedish origin. The Finnish branch of the Hierta family was naturalized as a Finnish noble family, in what was then the Grand Duchy of Finland, at the Finnish house of nobility in 1818.
The Vegesackfamily is a Baltic German noble family of German origin, with presence in several European countries, and introduced at the Swedish house of nobility, and Livonian Knighthood.
Hegardt is a Swedish noble surname. Notable people with the surname include:
