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.
Gustaf Archibald Siegwart Douglas was a Swedish aristocrat, billionaire businessman, and politician. In August 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$7.2 billion. In 2007 he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
Baron Johan August Gripenstedt was a Swedish businessman and politician. During his political career, Gripenstedt was a member of the Swedish Estates Assembly from 1840 to 1848, Minister without Portfolio from 1848 to 1856, Minister for Finance from 1856 to 1866, and Member of Parliament from 1867 to 1873. He is best known for his ten years tenure as Minister for Finance, during which he introduced many liberal economic reforms and fought for issues such as free trade and state owned railways.
Emerentia von Düben also called Menza, was a Swedish lady-in-waiting, the favourite of Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden. She was known for her influence over Ulrika Eleonora.
Benzelius is the surname of a Swedish family of pastors and theologians, which originated in Bensbyn in the municipality of Luleå, from which the surname was formed in Latin.
Gyldenär, is the surname of an extinct Swedish noble family, enrolled in Riddarhuset [ "House of Nobility" ] with the number of 388.
Carolina Charlotta Mariana von Düben, commonly known as Lotten von Düben was an early Swedish amateur photographer and a pioneering reportage and documentary photographer.
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'.
Wohlgebogen Jacob Tersmeden was a Swedish nobleman, ironmaster, assessor and member of the Riksdag of the Estates representing the House of Nobility, and brother of renowned diarist Carl Tersmeden.
Baron Henrik Viktor Knut von Düben von Düben was a Swedish peer, politician, lieutenant, estate owner, second great-grandson of organist and composer Gustaf Düben.
The Düben family is a Swedish family originally from Saxony, Holy Roman Empire, whose members were elevated to the Swedish nobility, that rose to prominence with Andreas Düben, an organist to the German Church in Stockholm, Swedish Empire.
Hedvig Tersmeden was a Swedish noblewoman, Swedish artists' model, known for being the depicted woman in a painting by Carl Fredrik von Breda named Hedvig Wegelin with daughters. Hedvig Wegelin is a direct ancestor of the Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein.
Augusta, Princess of Eulenburg and Hertefeld was a princess and spouse of Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg, who achieved considerable influence as the closest friend of Wilhelm II. The princely family of Eulenburg struggled from the so-called Eulenburg affair when Philipp was accused of homosexuality.
Henrik Jakob von Düben was a Swedish diplomat, Master of Ceremonies and Hofmarschall. Notably, he served as an envoy to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1767, during which time he headed the Embassy of Sweden in Warsaw until 1769 and also held the role of Minister Plenipotentiary in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Anders Gustaf von Düben was a Swedish painter and military officer. Notably, he maintained personal connections with the former royal house of Holstein-Gottorp, which historically held the throne of the Kingdom of Sweden. Düben gained recognition for being the final Swedish individual, along with Johan Fredrik Ernst von Vegesack, to receive an exile sentence, owing to his implication in the Düben-Vegesack treason incident.
Carl Reinhold Tersmeden, was a Swedish Army ryttmästare and politician. He served as the first chairperson of the first reform meeting in Örebro.
Joachim von Düben the Younger was a Swedish statesman and riksråd.
Anders von Düben the Younger was a Swedish composer, Kapellmeister and Hofmarschall. He was a member of the Düben family, which is noted for its role in the establishment of professional musical culture in Sweden.
The Spalding family was a Swedish family originally from Scotland, a branch of the highland Scottish clan Spalding, whose members were elevated to the Swedish nobility.
