| Lewenhaupt | |
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| Swedish noble family | |
 Family coat of arms | |
| Country | Sweden |
Lewenhaupt is the name of an old Swedish noble family, whose members occupied significant military and political positions in the Kingdom of Sweden.
| Lewenhaupt | |
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| Swedish noble family | |
| Family coat of arms | |
| Country | Sweden |
Lewenhaupt is the name of an old Swedish noble family, whose members occupied significant military and political positions in the Kingdom of Sweden.
Lewenhaupt is the Germanized name of the Swedish Leijonhufvud noble family. They were granted baronial title in Sweden. The baronial branch was 1568 granted the title of Count. Branches of the family still exist in Sweden.
Gustaf Otto Gustafsson Stenbock was a Swedish military officer and politician.
The Swedish nobility has historically been a legally and/or socially privileged class in Sweden, and part of the so-called frälse. The archaic term for nobility, frälse, also included the clergy, a classification defined by tax exemptions and representation in the diet. Today the nobility does not maintain its former legal privileges although family names, titles and coats of arms are still protected. The Swedish nobility consists of both "introduced" and "unintroduced" nobility, where the latter has not been formally "introduced" at the House of Nobility (Riddarhuset). The House of Nobility still maintains a fee for male members over the age of 18 for upkeep on pertinent buildings in Stockholm.
The Vasaborg family was a Swedish noble family and an illegitimate branch of the House of Vasa.
Carl Gustav refers to two Kings of Sweden:
The Creutz family is a Swedish noble family with the title friherre with its roots in Swedish-governed Finland. The family, both a branch of counts and a baronial branch, continues in Finland and Sweden.
Gustav Adolf or Gustaf Adolf may refer to:
Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt was a Swedish Count, officer, courtier, horse rider and modern pentathlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Carl Gustaf Moritz Thure Lewenhaupt was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won a bronze medal in the individual jumping event. In 1924 he was a non-scoring member of the Swedish team that won a silver medal in team three-day eventing; he failed to finish his individual routine.
The Lord of the Realm was a title of honour introduced by Gustavus III, King of Sweden shortly after his coup and the newly passed constitution. The title was granted by the King and was first received by Frederick William, Prince von Hessenstein on 15 January 1773 by letter. One of the most famous title holders was Hans Axel, Count von Fersen, the supposed lover and confidant of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.
Bayors, were a group of Russian noble families who had entered Swedish service in the late 16th–early 17th centuries and were incorporated into the Swedish nobility. The word is derived from Russian Russian: бояринъ, romanized: bojarin 'boyar' and in the Swedish language of the early modern era it referred to all Russian noblemen.
The baronial family Adlercreutz is a branch of the commander family Adlercreutz. The major general, later the general of the cavalry and one of the lords of the realm, count Carl Johan Adlercreutz (1757-1815), was created a Swedish baron together with his three sons Fredrik Thomas Adlercreutz (1793-1852), Carl Gustaf Adlercreutz (1799-1883) and Johan Henrik Adlercreutz (1800-1841), and the title should follow the oldest son, son after son in accordance with primogeniture, 30 August 1808 in high quarter Grelsby on Åland by King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, although the patent of nobility was issued first 27 February 1810 at Stockholm Palace by King Charles XIII. They were introduced at the Swedish house of lords 15 March 1810 as baronial family number 331. The two younger sons ended their lines themselves 9 April 1883 and 18 October 1841.
The Swedish comital family Adlercreutz is a part of the baronial family Adlercreutz. The general of the Swedish cavalry, cabinet minister and adjutant general Carl Johan Adlercreutz (1757-1815), who had been created a Swedish baron 30 August 1808, was created Swedish count in accordance with the 37th paragraph of the Swedish instrument of government of 1809, meaning only the head of the family possesses the title, 31 August 1814 in Uddevalla by King Charles XIII of Sweden, and was introduced at the Swedish house of the nobility 10 March 1814 as comital family number 125.
Bielke is the name of an ancient and powerful Swedish noble family, originally from Småland.
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Leijonhufvud is the name of a Swedish noble family, from which some of the family members were granted baronial title. The baronial branch was 1568 granted the status of counts, and changed their family name to Lewenhaupt. There are still living members of both the branch of the family belonging to the lower nobility and the baronial one.
Charles Lewenhaupt may refer to:
Carl Adam Göstasson "Noppe" Lewenhaupt was a Swedish count, businessman and restaurateur.
The Koskullfamily, also written as Koschkull, is a wealthy aristocratic family of Livonian and German origin, famous for their extensive lands and manors. The family is descended from the first King of Livonia and officially established in Livonia as Koskele in 1302. The family spread to Estonia, Courland and Poland in the 15th century, Sweden and Finland in the 17th century, and Prussia and Russia in the 18th century. Several branches of the family still exist today. The Koskulls are believed to be related to the von der Pahlen family.
The Wachtmeister family is a Swedish noble family from Livonia, who immigrated to Sweden in the 16th century. The name Wachtmeister is German for 'sergeant'.