Munthe af Morgenstierne (noble family)

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Bredo von Munthe af Morgenstierne, portrait painting by Andreas Brunniche Bredo Munthe af Morgenstjerne 1701-1757.jpg
Bredo von Munthe af Morgenstierne, portrait painting by Andreas Brünniche

von Munthe af Morgenstierne is a Danish and a Norwegian noble family living in Norway. It descends from Bredo Munthe of Bekkeskov, who on 19 December 1755 was ennobled under the name von Munthe af Morgenstierne. The family is included in the Yearbook of the Danish Nobility . [1] [2]

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Danmarks Adels Aarbog publication that details the genealogies, titles, and coats of arms of Danish and Norwegian noble families

Danmarks Adels Aarbog is an annual - now tri-annual - publication that details the genealogies, titles, and coats of arms of Danish and Norwegian noble families. It was first published in 1884, making it one of the oldest such publications. The most recent volume, 2012-14, is volume 100 in the series, which has detailed more than 700 pedigrees.

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Letter of nobility of 1755 to Bredo Munthe, thereafter Bredo von Munthe af Morgenstierne. It includes the family's coat of arms Adelsbrev von Munthe af Morgenstierne.png
Letter of nobility of 1755 to Bredo Munthe, thereafter Bredo von Munthe af Morgenstierne. It includes the family's coat of arms

Name

The noble name von Munthe af Morgenstierne was derived from the surnames of two families, Munthe and Morgenstierne, from which Bredo Munthe had descended. When he applied for ennoblement, he claimed that these two families were originally noble. [3]

Munthe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Origin

Supreme Court Judge Bredo Munthe (1701–1757) was the son of Otto Christophersen Munthe (1659–1733), parish priest at Fron in Gudbrandsdalen and great-grandson of Ludvig Hansen Munthe (1593-1649), Bishop of the Diocese of Bergen. Patrilineality he descended from bailiff Christopher Giertssøn Morgenstierne (1619-79) who married Birgitta Ludvigsdatter Munthe (1634–1708). Their seven children took the surname Munthe. [4] [5]

Fron is a former municipality in Gudbrandsdal in Oppland, Norway.

Gudbrandsdalen District in Oppland, Norway

Gudbrandsdalen is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Oppland. The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer and the lake of Mjøsa, extending 230 kilometers (140 mi) toward Romsdalen. The river of Gudbrandsdalslågen (Lågen) flows through the valley, starting from Lesjaskogsvatnet and ending at Mjøsa. The Otta river flowing through Otta valley is a major tributary to Lågen. The valleys of the tributary rivers such as Otta and Gausa (Gausdal) are usually regarded as part of Gudbrandsdalen. The total area of the valley is calculated from the areas of the related municipalities. Gudbrandsdalen is the main valley in a web of smaller valleys. On the western side there are long adjacent valleys: Ottadalen stretches 100 km from Otta village, Gausdal some 50 km from Lillehammer and Heidal some 40 km from Sjoa. Gudbrandsdalen runs between the major mountain ranges of Norway including Jotunheimen and Dovrefjell-Rondane.

Ludvig Hanssøn Munthe was the Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1636 to 1649.

Coat of arms

The arms, which were granted upon the ennoblement, are partly based on Munthe's old arms.

Description: On a shield divided into two fields, whereof the upper is silver and the lower is red, in the 1st field two chopped and crossed brown tree stems under a ten-pointed golden star, and in the 2nd field three silver balls. On the helm a noble coronet and up from this two bear paws holding three silver balls. Supporters: two against each other sitting and onto the shield looking brown bears.

Members

Norwegian delegation to the United States of America during the First World War. Wilhelm Thorleif von Munthe af Morgenstierne (no ) upper left. Norsk forhandlingsdelegasjon USA 1 verdenskrig.jpg
Norwegian delegation to the United States of America during the First World War. Wilhelm Thorleif von Munthe af Morgenstierne  (no ) upper left.

Vilhelm Ludvig Herman von Munthe af Morgenstierne was a Norwegian politician, part of an old noble family.

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Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne was a Norwegian jurist, Professor of Jurisprudence at The Royal Frederick University from 1887, and the university's rector 1912–1918.

Bredo Otto Anton von Munthe af Morgenstierne was a Danish historian of nobility and history of architecture.

See also

Christopher Morgenstierne Munthe (1875–1939) was a Norwegian genealogist.

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References

  1. ↑ Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "von Munthe af Morgenstierne". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "von Munthe af Morgenstierne". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Munthe". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Arne Bugge Amundsen. "Ludvig Hanssøn Munthe". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bredo v. Munthe af Morgenstierne (1701-1757)". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.

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