2007:
2134:
2029:
1943:
2243:
1966:
2227:
1992:
2203:
382:
39:
2049:
1853:
2188:
456:. In the case where a noble was granted a castle belonging to the crown, his heirs couldn't later claim their ancestors' civil or military rights. The lands of the magnates who constituted the medieval nobility were their own and not "on lease" from a feudal king. If they by their own means or exploitation of peasants built a castle and financed troops, then the castle was theirs, but the troops were expected to serve as a part of the army of the realm. In Sweden, there never existed
2154:
2261:
695:
2079:
2112:
31:
2283:
2064:
341:
1885:
1869:
2097:
2173:
1901:
369:, the Swedish Parliament. In 1866 the Nobility was formally separated from government and incorporated as a separate institution, governed by statutes handed down by the monarch (from 1975: the government). This last link to the government and state was abolished in 2003. The Palace of the Nobility served as official representation for the nobility and was regulated by the
2931:
1414:(at the time of publication) unintroduced noble families resident in Sweden. Five of these families have titles as Princes, Dukes or Marquis, the others as Counts and Barons. Most unintroduced noble families, however, are untitled, similar to the introduced families. Some of these families, or their titled branches, have since become extinct.
132:, to be ennobled in Sweden. Since 1974, the monarch is only permitted to confer titles of nobility on members of the royal family. As of 2004 there were about 619 existing noble families in Sweden, with about 28,000 members. They are classified as counts (46 families), barons (124 families) and untitled nobility (449 families).
2006:
761:
from 1809, a change was made more in line with the
British system so that, for later nobility, only the head of the family would hold the title (if there is one). There are a few families where these systems overlap such that the vast majority are nobles pre-1809 without title, while the heads of the
749:
Due to the many wars fought by Sweden, the crown needed some means of rewarding its officers, and since the royal coffers were not without end, ennoblement and grants of land were useful substitutes for cash payments. During the 17th century, the number of noble families grew by a factor of five. In
290:
restored the classes and class voting and at the same time he reformed the Class of
Knights. Originally this class only contained family descendants of Privy Councillors and was the smallest class of the three classes. But Gustav III also introduced in this class the 300 oldest families in the Class
1829:
in 1866, and the last rights of precedence to certain governmental offices were removed in the 1920s. By then the last tax exemption privileges had also been abolished. However, some minor privileges remained until 2003, including the right to be beheaded by sword, when the law granting these noble
815:
families of foreign origin which have traditionally been included in the various directories of unintroduced nobility, but whose original noble status has not been proven. They are included in
Swedish unintroduced nobility for traditional reasons, such as having been considered noble in Sweden for
135:
Until 2003 the nobility was regulated by a government statute, but in that year the statute was lifted so that governmental sanction and legal regulation of the nobility was discontinued. The House of
Nobility is now a private institution, run as any private corporation under civil commercial law,
416:
also included the clergy with respect to their exemption from tax. Generally, the nobility grew from wealthier or more powerful members of the peasantry, those who were capable of assigning work or wealth to provide the requisite cavalrymen. These became knights, councilors and castle commanders.
786:
Unintroduced families could use their titles, if they had any, and noble elements and styles in their coats of arms. There has never been legislation in Sweden preventing anyone from purporting to belong to nobility. The recognition of such noble status in society was of a social, not a legal,
116:
Belonging to the nobility in present-day Sweden may still carry some informal social privileges, and be of certain social and historical significance particularly among some groups. Sweden has, however, long been a modern democratic society and meritocratic practices are supposed to govern all
136:
and is owned by its members. Today, the only privilege of the nobility is the right to use a helm with an open visor in their coats of arms, this according to a 1762 royal act; commoners using open visors or "noblemen's shield" (Adelig Sköld) are subjected to a fine. When an association called
105:). 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
1796:
When a family was ennobled, it was usually given a name—just as with lordships of
England and other Western European countries. This was a period which produced a myriad of two-word Swedish-language family names for the nobility (very favored prefixes were
746:, which laid the foundation of modern Sweden. It guaranteed that all government appointments were to be filled by candidates from the nobility, a move which helped mobilize support for, rather than opposition to, a centralized national government.
773:
was ennobled by the King (that honor was hereditary, but he left no heirs). Since 1975 the
Swedish monarch and government no longer have the right to ennoble or to confer knighthoods and orders on Swedes. Titles are still given to members of the
2133:
1965:
1942:
464:
and servants. Members of the nobility utilized their economic power and sometimes also other powers to have small-farm owners sell their lands to manor lords, so landowning centralized gradually more in the hands of the noble class.
2242:
2342:
790:
Sweden has had a significant number of unintroduced noble families (as of 2010 comprising 99 living families and around 450 individuals), several of which have been historically prominent. The families fall into four groups:
2028:
2226:
820:
Three successive almanach series of unintroduced nobility have been published; the first in 1886, the second in 1912, and the third in 1935; it came out most recently in 2010. An association of unintroduced nobility,
2459:
117:
appointments to state offices by law. No special privileges, in taxation or otherwise, are therefore given to any
Swedish citizen based on family origins, the exceptions being the monarch and other members of the
460:. Hence, nobility was basically a class of well-off citizens, not owners of other human beings. In the Middle Ages and much of the modern age, nobles and other wealthy men were landowners, as well as lords of
1991:
2202:
1793:). The use of surnames was still quite uncommon in the 17th century among the nobility and the educated class. Furthermore, the concept of hereditary surnames was also limited to a few families.
303:. No more commander families were introduced in the House of Knights after 1809, and thereafter also the class voting was abolished and the nobility was then voting as during the Age of Liberty.
441:(or Royal Council), in which the bishops and the most distinguished magnates (i.e. the most prominent contributors to the army) participated. When critical decisions were necessary, the whole
2339:
757:
Historically all members of a noble family were generally titled. If the family was of the rank of a Count or a Baron, all members received that title as well. However, following the new
829:
have chosen to become members of this association, as a result of members of the royal family being denied the use of
Swedish titles upon marrying non-royals, but being granted foreign (
480:, keeping all the crown's income from the fief to use for the defense of the realm's eastern border. But despite heavy German influence during the medieval period, the elaborate
778:
where princes and princesses are made non-hereditary dukes or duchesses of selected provinces, but these are honorary titles within that house, not titles of nobility.
1825:, but their privileged position has been weakened step by step since 1680. The nobility's political privileges were practically abolished by the reformation of the
2406:
762:
families have been elevated to count or baron after 1809. The vast majority of noble families are still of the old kind where all members are regarded as nobles.
750:
less than a century, the nobility's share of
Swedish land ownership rose from 16% to over 60%, which led to considerably lower tax revenue for the crown. The "
2834:
2048:
924:
granted the first baronial titles accompanied by territorial grants (earlier titles elevated the family's hereditary estate to comital or baronial status):
2562:
2324:
1813:-, "golden"). The regular difference with Britain was that it became the new surname of the whole house, and the old surname was dropped altogether.
1750:), i.e., priests and nobles. The names of these were usually in Swedish, Latin, German or Greek. The adoption of Latin names was first used by the
2887:
2063:
2153:
2078:
2874:
153:
2111:
156:
ruled, in 2013, that, since no one has the right to amnesty, the government's decision did not concern anyone's civil rights according to the
2717:
2486:
2444:
809:
Families which have been ennobled by the
Swedish monarch, but which have not been introduced at the House of Nobility. This group is small.
2909:
2282:
1830:
privileges was completely abolished and the government no longer has the right to call the heads of families to be assembled in session.
3259:
2685:
157:
2260:
2187:
1302:
1133:
799:) which had noble status in a different country than Sweden, and which partially or wholly live in Sweden. This group is the largest.
1852:
330:
113:). The House of Nobility still maintains a fee for male members over the age of 18 for upkeep on pertinent buildings in Stockholm.
3448:
2827:
2774:
802:
Families of Swedish origin which were granted noble status and/or titles by a foreign country (for example, members of the royal
2439:. Kalender över Ointroducerad adels förening. Vol. 22. Stockholm: Ointroducerad Adels Förening and Almqvist & Wiksell.
2660:
2555:
758:
743:
373:, but this regulation ceased completely in 2003, as have the privileges. The membership roster is published every three years.
1699:
267:
was divided into lords in the Privy Council, knights and esquires. Until 1719 the three classes voted separately, but in the
994:
1833:
The prerogatives of nobility today are limited to protection of noble titles and certain elements and styles used in their
3504:
3471:
3423:
3318:
2799:
2692:
2213:
1971:
1097:
2178:
2881:
2531:
2096:
1841:
showing rank, a medallion and the use of supporters. Modern Swedish law makes no distinctions on the basis of nobility.
1619:
1552:
2952:
2897:
2820:
1239:
1068:
972:
381:
2172:
1884:
950:
county of Raseborg (in Finland) to baron Sten Eriksson of Grevsnes' widow Countess Ebba Lilliehöök and heirs in 1571
3301:
2548:
2233:
1340:
1080:
359:
1313:
822:
709:
in 1561, Swedish nobility became formally hereditary for the first time upon the creation of the higher titles of
3595:
3107:
3021:
2252:
1145:
1047:
1011:
531:
527:
344:
106:
2357:
519:, the first known being from 1360. The somewhat loose cut-off date or rather rule of thumb for what constitutes
3386:
3293:
2321:
1529:
1477:
728:
724:
38:
1868:
3156:
3150:
3143:
2020:
1770:
1686:
1665:
1214:
610:
438:
296:
226:
1931:, which appears to have been a noble, rather than a royal title, since she was not the daughter of a king.
3400:
2670:
2016:
1948:
1826:
1654:
1427:
796:
775:
366:
276:
129:
102:
1507:
3222:
2602:
2248:
1997:
1975:
1766:
1382:
838:
1502:
1235:
604:
509:
47:
1900:
1320:
550:). In 1778 all ancient noble families in the Class of Esquires were elevated to the Class of Knights.
3438:
2892:
2759:
1781:). Instead they adopted high-sounding Latin surnames. Another subsequent practice was the use of the
1738:
1726:
1649:
1517:
1366:
954:
787:
nature, as has all Swedish nobility become since it was separated from the government more recently.
393:
386:
370:
144:(Commoners' and vagabonds' society for the use of open visors) petitioned the Swedish government for
118:
51:
2474:
1681:
911:
598:
334:
3406:
3352:
3288:
3217:
3179:
2769:
2749:
2734:
2159:
1670:
1634:
1607:
1511:
1464:
1423:
1351:
1266:
1196:
1152:
1106:
1073:
1029:
941:
869:
826:
803:
1644:
727:
was organized in 1626. The grounds for introduction into this chamber became either birth into an
645:
3466:
3433:
3311:
3306:
3283:
3128:
3042:
2989:
2794:
2729:
2632:
2400:
2035:
1778:
1676:
1639:
1523:
1433:
1307:
1253:
1054:
1023:
984:
921:
859:
751:
706:
654:
516:
392:
The institution of Swedish (and Finnish) nobility dates back to 1280, when it was stated by King
351:
300:
2869:
1774:
1613:
1594:
1374:
980:
694:
622:
397:
682:
677:
3413:
3391:
3381:
3376:
3347:
3342:
3016:
2914:
2744:
2665:
2650:
2645:
2640:
2571:
2482:
2440:
2209:
2193:
2163:
2140:
2117:
2054:
2012:
1921:
1704:
1582:
1447:
1378:
1220:
878:
766:
665:
593:
484:
with titles such as Lantgraf, Reichsgraf, Burggraf and Pfalzgraf was never applied in Sweden.
307:
1777:). Later merchants and other social groups discarded the formerly used family names (such as
3458:
3453:
3357:
3277:
3245:
3212:
3037:
2966:
2784:
2779:
2754:
2675:
2617:
2607:
2587:
2217:
1496:
1244:
1229:
1200:
1175:
1115:
1037:
1005:
739:
698:
493:
640:
340:
3428:
3254:
3206:
3074:
2697:
2680:
2592:
2535:
2346:
2328:
2144:
1751:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1624:
1460:
1443:
1439:
1283:
1187:
446:
322:
98:
30:
825:, private club with no official standing, was founded in 1911. Several branches of the
152:) in regards to violations of the 1762 act, the petition was not tried nor granted. The
3418:
3336:
3272:
3266:
3168:
3162:
3102:
2973:
2789:
2739:
2655:
2622:
2597:
2266:
2084:
2069:
2039:
1782:
1659:
1588:
1181:
581:
318:
268:
173:
69:, Knighthood and Nobility) has historically been a legally and/or socially privileged
3589:
3564:
3173:
2102:
2088:
523:
Swedish nobility is therefore set to during mid 14th century but no later than 1400.
427:
280:
168:
Swedish nobility is organized into three classes according to a scheme introduced in
94:
2302:
1983:
1956:
1743:
1017:
884:
628:
616:
70:
3559:
2508:
139:
17:
3541:
3496:
3133:
2288:
1762:
1191:
1124:
893:
634:
426:
fleet and a king constantly on travel through the realm (between the estates of
260:
82:
43:
437:
Soon it was agreed that the king should govern the realm in cooperation with a
275:). This made the vast majority of the untitled nobility in power, for example
229:
and since 1778 the 300 oldest families in the Class of Esquire as well as the "
3533:
2722:
2710:
1564:
1208:
barony of Marienburg to Gustav Horn af Marienborg and certain of his relatives
1060:
947:
Kungs-Lena to Olof Gustafsson Stenbock (elder son and heir of Gustaf Olofsson)
866:
Svante Sture of Hörningsholm, 1562 count of Vestervik and later also Stegeholm
830:
770:
287:
271:
all classes were voting together with one vote for each family head (Swedish:
125:
576:
317:
has almost always been of royal status and counted as such. The exception in
3515:
2919:
2528:
2274:
2125:
1746:
can be traced to the 15th century, when they were first used by the Gentry (
1629:
1576:
1535:
1483:
754:" of 1655 and 1680, however, brought land back into the crown's possession.
732:
431:
292:
233:
families", who are of the descendants of commanders of Swedish royal orders;
230:
3058:
1499:(Luxembourgish title awarded to various members of the House of Bernadotte)
505:
149:
2930:
408:
were to be exempted from tax - at least from ordinary taxes - just as the
3570:
3443:
2961:
2904:
2854:
2843:
2764:
2579:
2121:
1927:
1834:
1570:
1541:
1089:
1064:
1043:
990:
917:
Stenbock Erik Gustafsson, baron of Torpa (younger son of Gustaf Olofsson)
806:
have been granted Belgian and Luxembourgish princely and comital titles).
587:
477:
473:
326:
211:
202:
1329:
barony of Elimäki (in Finland) to Kasper and Karl Henrik Wrede af Elimä,
3487:
3138:
3080:
2705:
1838:
993:(in northern Livonia, now Estonia) to Franz Bernhard von Thurn (son of
875:
Göstaff Johansson of Haga, 1562 count of Bogesund (originally Enköping)
834:
812:
461:
457:
422:
405:
401:
239:
145:
2379:
3064:
2812:
2540:
2270:
2000:, noblewoman, Queen Consort of Sweden (1536-1551) and mother of kings
1979:
1952:
1822:
1546:
1333:
1290:
1001:
966:
671:
659:
567:
469:
409:
312:
74:
434:'s court and castles were now to be financed through taxes on land.
3551:
2462:, website of Landesmuseum (State Museum) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2369:
Supreme Administrative Court decision 2013-05-20, case no. 4346-12
1160:
1093:
1085:
county of Vestervik and Stegeholm to Hans Kristofer von Königsmark
795:
Foreign nobility, being families of foreign origin (most commonly
717:
710:
693:
547:
543:
380:
197:
189:
3523:
3051:
1558:
1279:
902:
481:
453:
2816:
2544:
965:(he made Svante Bielke and Nils Bielke barons without grant of
2518:
2502:
1837:(this according to a 1762 act): a helm with an open visor, a
1326:
barony of Närpes (in Finland) to Jakob and Anders Lilliehöök,
2424:. Malmö: Sveriges Ointroducerade Adels Förening (from 1917).
365:
a term that also refers to its function as a chamber in the
1765:, a common naming practice among the clergy was to use the
701:
secured all government appointments to be filled by nobles.
350:
Following the elevation of a commoner into nobility by the
295:
families", who are of the descendants of commanders of the
412:
already had been. The archaic Swedish term for nobility,
1758:(Sir), followed by a Latinized form of patronymic names.
2236:, botanist, geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer
1211:
barony of Vöyripori (in Finland) to Carl Gustaf Paijkull
404:
who could afford to contribute a mounted soldier to the
93:, also included the clergy, a classification defined by
1172:
barony of Örneholma (in Finland) to Johan Adler-Salvius
934:
Viikki (in Finland) to Klas Eriksson Fleming, new baron
1250:
barony of Ikalapori (in Finland) to Schering Rosenhane
816:
an extended period of time. This group is also small.
526:
Some Swedish ancient families are still extant at the
2340:
Svenska heraldiska föreningen: Adelig sköld och hjälm
1111:
county of Kruunupori (in Finland) to Ture Oxenstierna
1105:
county of Salmi and Suistamo pogosta (in Finland) to
420:
The background for this was that the old system of a
2393:
Kalender öfver i Sverige lefvande ointroducerad adel
1754:
in the 15th century. The given name was preceded by
1400:
Kalender öfver i Sverige lefvande ointroducerad adel
1362:
barony of Kastell ladugården to Rutger von Ascheberg
1138:
county of Skövde to Kristofer Karl von Schlippenbach
961:
barony of Nynäs (in Finland) to Abraham Leijonhufvud
34:
The Swedish House of Nobility in Stockholm, Sweden.
3550:
3532:
3514:
3495:
3486:
3367:
3329:
3238:
3199:
3192:
3118:
3092:
3030:
3009:
3002:
2982:
2945:
2938:
2862:
2631:
2578:
2358:
Skövde Nyheter: Vapensköld rättighet bara för adeln
1275:
barony of Willenbruch and Harzefeld to Pierre Bidal
931:
Lundholm to Nils Göransson Gyllenstierna, new baron
858:: The first counts and barons, created in 1561 by
128:became the last person, other than members of the
1354:, obtained the county of Sölvesborg in exchanges)
928:Öresten and Kronobäck to Erik Gustafsson of Torpa
2072:, salonist and writer, poet and Lady of Letters
841:was chairman of the association for many years.
358:in order to be a fully recognised member of the
345:The House of Nobility (Riddarhuset) in Stockholm
914:Klas Kristersson, baron of Joensuu (in Finland)
731:or ennoblement by the sovereign. Consequently,
476:/Russian front did, in practice, function as a
160:, and could thus not be examined by the court.
1262:barony of Vinberg to Gustaf Adolf Leijonhudvud
1259:barony of Hedensund (then Arnäs) to Knut Posse
259:). The division into classes has roots in the
2828:
2556:
1205:barony of Limingo (in Finland) to Matias Soop
1120:county of Karleborg (in Finland) to Klas Tott
570:(extant, Sweden's second oldest noble family)
8:
2519:Constitution for the House of Knights (1866)
1359:baron of Örneholma (in Finland) to P. Wuertz
1272:barony of Lindeborg to Lorentz von der Linde
1141:county of Enköping to Antonius von Steinberg
1079:county of Björneborg (Pori) (in Finland) to
899:Lars Fleming, baron of Arvasalo (in Finland)
251:The two last classes contains the so-called
1295:barony of Elfkarleby to Mårten Leijonhufvud
1169:barony of Kajaani (in Finland) to Per Brahe
769:has been granted since 1902, when explorer
3492:
3196:
3006:
2942:
2835:
2821:
2813:
2563:
2549:
2541:
2405:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
1408:Kalender över Ointroducerad adels förening
1398:families of high nobility are included in
2509:Law on Privileges for the Nobility (1723)
50:of Swedish nobility was given in 1280 by
1450:, in 1807, not included in the calendar)
1347:county of Sölvesborg to Corfitz Ulfeldt
430:) had by this time become outmoded. The
339:
37:
29:
2314:
2251:, poet and novelist, a laureate of the
1938:
1848:
1821:The noble estates are not abolished in
1178:(in Finland) pogosta to Hermann Fleming
872:of Rydboholm, 1562 count of Visingsborg
534:; some have been further elevated from
468:For extended periods, the commander of
2529:A Who's Who of the Swedish Aristocracy
2422:Sveriges ointroducerade adels kalender
2398:
2291:, author, artist, composer and singer.
2015:, noblewoman, Maid of Honour of Queen
1410:(1935–), which are directories of the
1404:Sveriges ointroducerade adels kalender
1102:county of Bogesund to Fredrik Stenbock
908:Gera Göran Holgersson, baron of Ållonö
823:Sveriges Ointroducerade Adels Förening
631:(extant, Sweden's oldest noble family)
515:These noble families have no original
500:) is the term used for families whose
154:Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
142:mäns samfund för bruk af öppne hjälmar
937:Läckö to Hogenskild Bielke, new baron
325:. Two men were also created princes (
7:
2391:Tersmeden, Carl Herman (1886–1899).
2057:, civil servant, linguist and poet.
1016:barony of Tuutarhovi (in Ingria) to
210:), two titles introduced in 1561 by
2380:https://runeberg.org/nfcr/0604.html
1426:(Belgian princely title awarded to
1157:barony of Kronoberg to Peder Sparre
896:Gabriel Kristersson, baron of Mörby
890:Grip Birger Nilsson, baron of Vines
452:Swedish nobility had no hereditary
158:European Convention on Human Rights
27:Socially privileged class in Sweden
1184:(in Finland) to Erik Gyllenstierna
905:Karl Holgersson, baron of Björkvik
89:). The archaic term for nobility,
25:
2460:Wilhelm Malte I, Prince of Putbus
2038:, statesman and a soldier of the
1385:, his out-of-wedlock half-brother
1310:(in Finland) to Hans Wachtmeister
1247:(in Finland) to Åke Axelsson Tott
1217:(in Finland) pogosta to Lars Kagg
1114:county of Nyborg (in Finland) to
539:
535:
2929:
2281:
2259:
2241:
2225:
2201:
2186:
2171:
2152:
2132:
2110:
2095:
2077:
2062:
2047:
2027:
2005:
1990:
1964:
1941:
1924:(1303–1373) became known as the
1899:
1883:
1867:
1851:
1166:barony of Härlunda to Seved Bååt
1129:county of Mariestad to Lars Kagg
1076:(in Finland) to Johan Adam Banér
887:Sten Eriksson, baron of Grevsnes
744:Instrument of Government of 1634
1769:form of their birthplace (e.g.
1298:barony of Gudhem to Lauri Cruus
1148:, her illegitimate half-brother
1050:, her illegitimate half-brother
881:Gustaf Olofsson, baron of Torpa
354:, the new nobleman had to seek
331:Fredrik Vilhelm von Hessenstein
2435:Rothstein, Niclas von (2010).
2420:Gerber, Tage von (1912–1944).
1761:Starting from the time of the
1700:List of Swedish noble families
176:of the House of Knights) 1626
1:
1226:barony of Sund to Erik Ryning
1098:Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna
553:Some ancient noble families:
337:but neither were introduced.
1223:(in Finland) to Gustav Banér
77:, and part of the so-called
1951:, statesman and regent of
1845:Crowns and coronets of rank
1316:(in Finland) to Johan Kurck
1256:(in Finland) to Bernt Taube
1240:Klas Hansson Bjelkenstjerna
1163:(in Finland) to Nils Bielke
1069:Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
742:, was the architect of the
225:), untitled descendants of
3612:
2021:Marchioness of Northampton
1978:(1448–1467) and regent of
1972:Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna
1736:
1436:(Romanian princely family)
1323:to Adolf Friedrich Wetter,
1286:, Estonia) to Hans Wrangel
1232:(in Finland) to Karl Bonde
738:The Lord High Chancellor,
492:Swedish ancient nobility (
97:and representation in the
2927:
2851:
2253:Nobel Prize in Literature
2181:, statesman and soldier.
2087:, engineer, soldier, and
1442:(Created princes by king
1012:Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm
532:Finnish House of Nobility
528:Swedish House of Nobility
377:Medieval nobility: Frälse
291:of Esquire and also the "
247:), other untitled nobles.
227:Swedish Privy Councillors
48:the first known ordinance
2472:Furstinnan från/av Närke
2378:Nordisk Familjebok 1926
2105:, Archbishop of Uppsala
1955:, during the era of the
1579:(Danish/German nobility)
1561:(Papal/Italian nobility)
1555:(German/Danish nobility)
1549:(German/Danish nobility)
1538:(Papal/Italian nobility)
1530:Joussineau de Tourdonnet
1486:(Papal/Italian nobility)
1478:Joussineau de Tourdonnet
1190:(in Finland) pogosta to
1123:county of Liljenborg to
759:Instrument of Government
2853:(*) : state where
2479:Barndrottningen Filippa
2437:Ointroducerad Adel 2010
2234:Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
1771:Laurentius Petri Gothus
1265:barony of Lindeberg to
1036:county of Södermöre to
1024:Jakob Vilhelmsson Spens
1010:barony of Bergkvara to
845:Titles of high nobility
542:or to titled nobility (
329:) in the 18th century:
297:Order of the North Star
2017:Elizabeth I of England
1949:Sten Sture the Younger
1920:Outside Sweden, Saint
1827:Riksdag of the Estates
1785:, with the ending of -
1666:von Rosen (Hoch-Rosen)
1428:Prince Carl Bernadotte
1151:barony of Virestad to
1144:barony of Vibyholm to
1132:county of Skeninge to
1022:barony of Orreholm to
870:Peder Joakimsson Brahe
729:"ancient" noble family
702:
508:was formalised by the
497:
389:
367:Riksdag of the Estates
347:
272:
256:
244:
222:
185:
67:Ridderskapet och Adeln
54:
35:
2503:The House of Nobility
2489:pp 115, 164 & 167
2249:Verner von Heidenstam
2143:, Swedish noble and
1998:Margaret Leijonhufvud
1976:archbishop of Uppsala
1689:(Portuguese nobility)
1565:von Platen-Hallermund
1497:Bernadotte of Wisborg
1063:(later exchanged for
995:Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
839:Carl Johan Bernadotte
782:Unintroduced nobility
705:At the coronation of
697:
384:
343:
41:
33:
2730:Hungary and Slovakia
2651:Austria and Slovenia
2214:Marshal of the Realm
1789:(the Greek word for
1739:Naming law in Sweden
1727:Swedish royal family
1694:Peerage and families
1655:von der Osten-Sacken
1573:(Hungarian nobility)
1406:(1912–1944), and/or
1278:barony of Ludenhof (
1215:barony of Tohmajärvi
1053:county of Ortala to
611:Jägerhorn af Spurila
445:was summoned to the
2915:South Africa (Zulu)
2160:Malla Silfverstolpe
1779:patronymic surnames
1512:Napoleonic nobility
1465:Napoleonic nobility
1352:Carl Gustav Wrangel
1301:baron of Skälby to
1289:barony of Eksjö to
1267:Carl Gustav Wrangel
1197:barony of Loimijoki
1153:Lennart Torstensson
1107:Carl Gustaf Wrangel
1074:county of Sortavala
942:Pontus De la Gardie
827:House of Bernadotte
804:House of Bernadotte
776:Swedish royal house
690:Nobility after 1561
517:patents of nobility
81:(a derivation from
2671:Estonia and Latvia
2580:Present monarchies
2572:Nobility of Europe
2534:2017-10-20 at the
2345:2014-01-07 at the
2327:2010-08-17 at the
2036:Jacob De la Gardie
1744:Surnames in Sweden
1662:(Russian nobility)
1610:(Finnish nobility)
1591:(Russian nobility)
1314:barony of Lempäälä
1308:barony of Koivisto
1254:barony of Hailuoto
1236:barony of Pyhäjoki
1055:Lennart Torstenson
985:Jacob De la Gardie
957:created only one:
856:Nordisk Familjebok
703:
510:Ordinance of Alsnö
390:
371:Swedish government
348:
301:Order of the Sword
283:were represented.
263:when the nobility
170:riddarhusordningen
55:
36:
18:Nobility in Sweden
3583:
3582:
3579:
3578:
3482:
3481:
3396:Baltic countries
3188:
3187:
2998:
2997:
2810:
2809:
2633:Former monarchies
2521:- at Wikisource (
2511:- at Wikisource (
2487:978-91-7331-663-7
2446:978-91-633-5038-2
2210:Fredrik von Essen
2194:Sofia Adlersparre
2124:, physician, and
2055:Georg Stiernhielm
2013:Helena Snakenborg
1916:Exceptional cases
1809:-, "silver"; and
1705:Duchies in Sweden
1673:(Danish nobility)
1616:(German nobility)
1597:(German nobility)
1585:(German nobility)
1567:(German nobility)
1532:(French nobility)
1520:(German nobility)
1503:Crapon de Caprona
1480:(French nobility)
1448:Swedish Pomerania
1350:(Lars Kagg, then
1221:barony of Kokkola
1146:Gustav Gustavsson
1048:Gustav Gustavsson
854:According to the
767:title of nobility
605:Hård af Segerstad
536:Class of Esquires
360:House of Nobility
253:untitled nobility
107:House of Nobility
16:(Redirected from
3603:
3596:Swedish nobility
3542:Marshall Islands
3493:
3368:Central, Eastern
3197:
3007:
2943:
2933:
2837:
2830:
2823:
2814:
2565:
2558:
2551:
2542:
2490:
2469:
2463:
2457:
2451:
2450:
2432:
2426:
2425:
2417:
2411:
2410:
2404:
2396:
2388:
2382:
2376:
2370:
2367:
2361:
2355:
2349:
2337:
2331:
2319:
2285:
2263:
2245:
2229:
2205:
2190:
2175:
2156:
2136:
2114:
2099:
2081:
2066:
2051:
2031:
2009:
1994:
1968:
1945:
1903:
1887:
1871:
1855:
1553:Moltke-Hvitfeldt
1526:(Swiss nobility)
1508:Fouché d'Otrante
1341:Charles X Gustav
1336:to Erik Fleming,
1321:Wetter-Rosenthal
1269:and his brothers
1245:barony of Iijoki
1238:(in Finland) to
1230:barony of Laihia
1201:Arvid Wittenberg
1199:(in Finland) to
1176:barony of Liperi
1116:Arvid Wittenberg
1096:(in Finland) to
1046:(in Finland) to
1038:Axel Oxenstierna
1006:Axel Oxenstierna
1004:(in Finland) to
740:Axel Oxenstierna
725:House of Knights
699:Axel Oxenstierna
651:Ribbing (extant)
540:Class of Knights
488:Ancient nobility
219:Class of Knights
59:Swedish nobility
21:
3611:
3610:
3606:
3605:
3604:
3602:
3601:
3600:
3586:
3585:
3584:
3575:
3546:
3528:
3510:
3478:
3369:
3363:
3325:
3267:The Netherlands
3234:
3184:
3114:
3088:
3026:
2994:
2978:
2934:
2925:
2858:
2847:
2841:
2811:
2806:
2627:
2574:
2569:
2536:Wayback Machine
2505:- Official site
2499:
2494:
2493:
2470:
2466:
2458:
2454:
2447:
2434:
2433:
2429:
2419:
2418:
2414:
2397:
2390:
2389:
2385:
2377:
2373:
2368:
2364:
2356:
2352:
2347:Wayback Machine
2338:
2334:
2329:Wayback Machine
2320:
2316:
2311:
2299:
2292:
2286:
2277:
2264:
2255:
2246:
2237:
2230:
2221:
2206:
2197:
2191:
2182:
2176:
2167:
2157:
2148:
2145:lady in waiting
2137:
2128:
2115:
2106:
2100:
2091:
2082:
2073:
2067:
2058:
2052:
2043:
2032:
2023:
2010:
2001:
1995:
1986:
1969:
1960:
1946:
1937:
1918:
1911:
1904:
1895:
1888:
1879:
1872:
1863:
1856:
1847:
1819:
1752:Catholic clergy
1741:
1735:
1720:Duke of Halland
1715:Duke of Finland
1710:Duke of Estonia
1696:
1650:von Mecklenburg
1625:von Buxhoeveden
1620:von Buddenbrock
1518:von der Groeben
1444:Gustav IV Adolf
1392:
1291:Reinhold Lieven
1284:Palamuse Parish
1188:barony of Kitee
1161:barony of Korpo
973:Gustav II Adolf
852:
847:
784:
692:
687:
490:
398:Decree of Alsnö
379:
352:Swedish monarch
323:Bengt Algotsson
174:Standing orders
166:
52:King Magnus III
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3609:
3607:
3599:
3598:
3588:
3587:
3581:
3580:
3577:
3576:
3574:
3573:
3568:
3562:
3560:Samoan Islands
3556:
3554:
3548:
3547:
3545:
3544:
3538:
3536:
3530:
3529:
3527:
3526:
3520:
3518:
3512:
3511:
3509:
3508:
3501:
3499:
3490:
3484:
3483:
3480:
3479:
3477:
3476:
3475:
3474:
3469:
3461:
3456:
3451:
3446:
3441:
3436:
3431:
3426:
3421:
3416:
3411:
3410:
3409:
3404:
3394:
3389:
3384:
3379:
3373:
3371:
3365:
3364:
3362:
3361:
3355:
3350:
3345:
3340:
3333:
3331:
3327:
3326:
3324:
3323:
3322:
3321:
3319:United Kingdom
3316:
3315:
3314:
3309:
3304:
3296:
3291:
3286:
3278:United Kingdom
3275:
3270:
3264:
3263:
3262:
3257:
3249:
3242:
3240:
3236:
3235:
3233:
3232:
3226:
3220:
3215:
3210:
3203:
3201:
3194:
3190:
3189:
3186:
3185:
3183:
3182:
3177:
3171:
3166:
3160:
3154:
3148:
3147:
3146:
3141:
3136:
3131:
3122:
3120:
3116:
3115:
3113:
3112:
3111:
3110:
3105:
3096:
3094:
3090:
3089:
3087:
3086:
3085:
3084:
3077:
3069:
3068:
3067:
3062:
3055:
3045:
3040:
3034:
3032:
3028:
3027:
3025:
3024:
3019:
3013:
3011:
3004:
3000:
2999:
2996:
2995:
2993:
2992:
2986:
2984:
2980:
2979:
2977:
2976:
2971:
2970:
2969:
2967:post-Columbian
2964:
2956:
2949:
2947:
2940:
2936:
2935:
2928:
2926:
2924:
2923:
2917:
2912:
2907:
2902:
2901:
2900:
2890:
2885:
2879:
2878:
2877:
2866:
2864:
2860:
2859:
2852:
2849:
2848:
2842:
2840:
2839:
2832:
2825:
2817:
2808:
2807:
2805:
2804:
2803:
2802:
2792:
2787:
2782:
2777:
2772:
2767:
2762:
2757:
2752:
2747:
2742:
2737:
2732:
2727:
2726:
2725:
2720:
2715:
2714:
2713:
2700:
2695:
2690:
2689:
2688:
2678:
2673:
2668:
2663:
2658:
2653:
2648:
2643:
2637:
2635:
2629:
2628:
2626:
2625:
2620:
2618:United Kingdom
2615:
2610:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2584:
2582:
2576:
2575:
2570:
2568:
2567:
2560:
2553:
2545:
2539:
2538:
2526:
2516:
2506:
2498:
2497:External links
2495:
2492:
2491:
2475:Eivor Martinus
2464:
2452:
2445:
2427:
2412:
2383:
2371:
2362:
2350:
2332:
2313:
2312:
2310:
2307:
2306:
2305:
2298:
2295:
2294:
2293:
2287:
2280:
2278:
2267:Hilma af Klint
2265:
2258:
2256:
2247:
2240:
2238:
2231:
2224:
2222:
2216:and landlord (
2207:
2200:
2198:
2192:
2185:
2183:
2177:
2170:
2168:
2158:
2151:
2149:
2138:
2131:
2129:
2118:Carl von Linné
2116:
2109:
2107:
2101:
2094:
2092:
2085:Erik Dahlbergh
2083:
2076:
2074:
2070:Vendela Skytte
2068:
2061:
2059:
2053:
2046:
2044:
2040:Swedish Empire
2033:
2026:
2024:
2011:
2004:
2002:
1996:
1989:
1987:
1970:
1963:
1961:
1947:
1940:
1936:
1933:
1917:
1914:
1913:
1912:
1905:
1898:
1896:
1889:
1882:
1880:
1873:
1866:
1864:
1857:
1850:
1846:
1843:
1818:
1815:
1783:Greek language
1734:
1731:
1730:
1729:
1724:
1723:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1702:
1695:
1692:
1691:
1690:
1684:
1682:von Wangenheim
1679:
1674:
1668:
1663:
1660:von der Pahlen
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1611:
1604:
1603:
1599:
1598:
1592:
1586:
1580:
1574:
1568:
1562:
1556:
1550:
1544:
1539:
1533:
1527:
1521:
1515:
1505:
1500:
1493:
1492:
1488:
1487:
1481:
1474:
1473:
1469:
1468:
1457:
1456:
1452:
1451:
1437:
1431:
1420:
1419:
1394:The following
1391:
1388:
1387:
1386:
1383:Gustaf Carlson
1364:
1363:
1360:
1357:
1356:
1355:
1338:
1337:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1317:
1311:
1305:
1303:Robert Douglas
1299:
1296:
1293:
1287:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1251:
1248:
1242:
1233:
1227:
1224:
1218:
1212:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1194:
1185:
1182:barony of Oulu
1179:
1173:
1170:
1167:
1164:
1158:
1155:
1149:
1142:
1139:
1136:
1134:Robert Douglas
1130:
1127:
1121:
1118:
1112:
1109:
1103:
1100:
1086:
1083:
1077:
1071:
1057:
1051:
1040:
1027:
1026:
1020:
1014:
1008:
998:
987:
963:
962:
952:
951:
948:
945:
938:
935:
932:
929:
919:
918:
915:
912:Horn af Åminne
909:
906:
900:
897:
891:
888:
882:
876:
873:
867:
851:
848:
846:
843:
818:
817:
810:
807:
800:
783:
780:
765:No hereditary
691:
688:
686:
685:
680:
675:
669:
663:
657:
652:
649:
643:
638:
632:
626:
620:
614:
608:
602:
599:Hiort af Ornäs
596:
591:
585:
579:
574:
571:
565:
562:
559:
555:
489:
486:
378:
375:
363:(Riddarhuset),
335:Vilhelm Putbus
319:medieval times
281:civil servants
269:Age of Liberty
257:obetitlad adel
249:
248:
234:
215:
188:), comprising
182:Class of Lords
165:
162:
95:tax exemptions
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3608:
3597:
3594:
3593:
3591:
3572:
3569:
3566:
3563:
3561:
3558:
3557:
3555:
3553:
3549:
3543:
3540:
3539:
3537:
3535:
3531:
3525:
3522:
3521:
3519:
3517:
3513:
3506:
3503:
3502:
3500:
3498:
3494:
3491:
3489:
3485:
3473:
3470:
3468:
3465:
3464:
3462:
3460:
3457:
3455:
3452:
3450:
3447:
3445:
3442:
3440:
3437:
3435:
3432:
3430:
3427:
3425:
3422:
3420:
3417:
3415:
3412:
3408:
3405:
3403:
3402:
3398:
3397:
3395:
3393:
3390:
3388:
3385:
3383:
3380:
3378:
3375:
3374:
3372:
3366:
3359:
3356:
3354:
3351:
3349:
3346:
3344:
3341:
3338:
3335:
3334:
3332:
3328:
3320:
3317:
3313:
3310:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3299:
3297:
3295:
3294:Great Britain
3292:
3290:
3287:
3285:
3282:
3281:
3279:
3276:
3274:
3271:
3268:
3265:
3261:
3258:
3256:
3253:
3252:
3250:
3247:
3244:
3243:
3241:
3237:
3230:
3227:
3224:
3221:
3219:
3216:
3214:
3211:
3208:
3205:
3204:
3202:
3198:
3195:
3191:
3181:
3178:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3167:
3164:
3161:
3158:
3155:
3152:
3149:
3145:
3142:
3140:
3137:
3135:
3132:
3130:
3127:
3126:
3124:
3123:
3121:
3117:
3109:
3108:Indo-European
3106:
3104:
3101:
3100:
3098:
3097:
3095:
3091:
3083:
3082:
3078:
3076:
3073:
3072:
3070:
3066:
3063:
3061:
3060:
3056:
3054:
3053:
3049:
3048:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3035:
3033:
3029:
3023:
3020:
3018:
3015:
3014:
3012:
3008:
3005:
3001:
2991:
2988:
2987:
2985:
2981:
2975:
2972:
2968:
2965:
2963:
2962:pre-Columbian
2960:
2959:
2957:
2954:
2951:
2950:
2948:
2944:
2941:
2937:
2932:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2908:
2906:
2903:
2899:
2896:
2895:
2894:
2891:
2889:
2886:
2883:
2880:
2876:
2873:
2872:
2871:
2868:
2867:
2865:
2861:
2856:
2850:
2845:
2838:
2833:
2831:
2826:
2824:
2819:
2818:
2815:
2801:
2798:
2797:
2796:
2793:
2791:
2788:
2786:
2783:
2781:
2778:
2776:
2773:
2771:
2768:
2766:
2763:
2761:
2758:
2756:
2753:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2743:
2741:
2738:
2736:
2733:
2731:
2728:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2716:
2712:
2709:
2708:
2707:
2704:
2703:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2687:
2684:
2683:
2682:
2679:
2677:
2674:
2672:
2669:
2667:
2664:
2662:
2659:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2638:
2636:
2634:
2630:
2624:
2621:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2611:
2609:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2586:
2585:
2583:
2581:
2577:
2573:
2566:
2561:
2559:
2554:
2552:
2547:
2546:
2543:
2537:
2533:
2530:
2527:
2524:
2520:
2517:
2514:
2510:
2507:
2504:
2501:
2500:
2496:
2488:
2484:
2480:
2476:
2473:
2468:
2465:
2461:
2456:
2453:
2448:
2442:
2438:
2431:
2428:
2423:
2416:
2413:
2408:
2402:
2394:
2387:
2384:
2381:
2375:
2372:
2366:
2363:
2359:
2354:
2351:
2348:
2344:
2341:
2336:
2333:
2330:
2326:
2323:
2318:
2315:
2308:
2304:
2301:
2300:
2296:
2290:
2284:
2279:
2276:
2272:
2268:
2262:
2257:
2254:
2250:
2244:
2239:
2235:
2228:
2223:
2219:
2218:Kavlås Castle
2215:
2211:
2204:
2199:
2195:
2189:
2184:
2180:
2174:
2169:
2165:
2162:, writer and
2161:
2155:
2150:
2146:
2142:
2135:
2130:
2127:
2123:
2119:
2113:
2108:
2104:
2103:Uno von Troil
2098:
2093:
2090:
2089:field marshal
2086:
2080:
2075:
2071:
2065:
2060:
2056:
2050:
2045:
2041:
2037:
2030:
2025:
2022:
2018:
2014:
2008:
2003:
1999:
1993:
1988:
1985:
1981:
1977:
1973:
1967:
1962:
1958:
1954:
1950:
1944:
1939:
1934:
1932:
1930:
1929:
1923:
1915:
1909:
1902:
1897:
1893:
1886:
1881:
1877:
1870:
1865:
1861:
1854:
1849:
1844:
1842:
1840:
1836:
1835:coats of arms
1831:
1828:
1824:
1816:
1814:
1812:
1808:
1804:
1800:
1794:
1792:
1788:
1784:
1780:
1776:
1772:
1768:
1764:
1759:
1757:
1753:
1749:
1745:
1740:
1732:
1728:
1725:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1711:
1708:
1707:
1706:
1703:
1701:
1698:
1697:
1693:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1672:
1671:Rosenørn-Lehn
1669:
1667:
1664:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1635:von Grothusen
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1615:
1612:
1609:
1608:von Bonsdorff
1606:
1605:
1601:
1600:
1596:
1593:
1590:
1587:
1584:
1581:
1578:
1575:
1572:
1569:
1566:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1554:
1551:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1537:
1534:
1531:
1528:
1525:
1522:
1519:
1516:
1513:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1498:
1495:
1494:
1490:
1489:
1485:
1482:
1479:
1476:
1475:
1471:
1470:
1466:
1462:
1459:
1458:
1454:
1453:
1449:
1445:
1441:
1438:
1435:
1432:
1429:
1425:
1422:
1421:
1417:
1416:
1415:
1413:
1409:
1405:
1402:(1886–1899),
1401:
1397:
1389:
1384:
1380:
1376:
1372:
1371:
1370:
1368:
1361:
1358:
1353:
1349:
1348:
1346:
1345:
1344:
1342:
1335:
1331:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1318:
1315:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1281:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1268:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1150:
1147:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1095:
1091:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1062:
1058:
1056:
1052:
1049:
1045:
1041:
1039:
1035:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1025:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1013:
1009:
1007:
1003:
999:
996:
992:
988:
986:
982:
978:
977:
976:
974:
970:
968:
960:
959:
958:
956:
949:
946:
943:
939:
936:
933:
930:
927:
926:
925:
923:
916:
913:
910:
907:
904:
901:
898:
895:
892:
889:
886:
883:
880:
877:
874:
871:
868:
865:
864:
863:
861:
857:
849:
844:
842:
840:
836:
832:
831:Luxembourgish
828:
824:
814:
811:
808:
805:
801:
798:
797:Baltic German
794:
793:
792:
788:
781:
779:
777:
772:
768:
763:
760:
755:
753:
747:
745:
741:
736:
734:
730:
726:
722:
719:
715:
712:
708:
700:
696:
689:
684:
681:
679:
676:
673:
670:
667:
664:
661:
658:
656:
653:
650:
647:
644:
642:
639:
636:
633:
630:
627:
624:
621:
618:
615:
612:
609:
606:
603:
600:
597:
595:
592:
589:
586:
583:
580:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
557:
556:
554:
551:
549:
545:
541:
537:
533:
529:
524:
522:
518:
513:
511:
507:
503:
499:
495:
487:
485:
483:
482:German system
479:
475:
471:
466:
463:
459:
455:
450:
448:
444:
440:
439:Privy Council
435:
433:
429:
425:
424:
418:
415:
411:
407:
403:
399:
395:
388:
383:
376:
374:
372:
368:
364:
361:
357:
353:
346:
342:
338:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
314:
309:
304:
302:
298:
294:
289:
284:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
246:
245:Svenneklassen
242:
241:
235:
232:
228:
224:
223:Riddarklassen
220:
216:
213:
209:
205:
204:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
178:
177:
175:
171:
163:
161:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
141:
133:
131:
127:
122:
120:
114:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
53:
49:
45:
40:
32:
19:
3401:Ritterschaft
3399:
3370:and Caucasus
3228:
3079:
3057:
3050:
2857:still exists
2723:Early Modern
2623:Vatican City
2612:
2522:
2512:
2478:
2471:
2467:
2455:
2436:
2430:
2421:
2415:
2395:. Stockholm.
2392:
2386:
2374:
2365:
2360:, 2013-05-31
2353:
2335:
2317:
2303:Junker Party
2179:Magnus Brahe
2141:Sophie Piper
1984:Kalmar Union
1982:, under the
1957:Kalmar Union
1926:Princess of
1925:
1919:
1907:
1891:
1875:
1859:
1832:
1820:
1810:
1806:
1805:-, "honor";
1802:
1801:-, "eagle";
1798:
1795:
1790:
1786:
1775:Östergötland
1760:
1755:
1747:
1742:
1645:von Leithner
1411:
1407:
1403:
1399:
1395:
1393:
1390:Unintroduced
1365:
1339:
1028:
1018:Johan Skytte
971:
964:
953:
940:Ekholmen to
920:
885:Leijonhufvud
855:
853:
819:
789:
785:
764:
756:
748:
737:
735:flourished.
720:
713:
704:
629:Natt och Dag
617:Leijonhufvud
552:
525:
520:
514:
501:
491:
467:
451:
442:
436:
421:
419:
413:
391:
362:
356:introduction
355:
349:
310:
308:Swedish duke
305:
285:
264:
252:
250:
237:
218:
207:
201:
193:
186:Herreklassen
181:
169:
167:
164:Organization
138:Ofrälse och
137:
134:
130:royal family
123:
119:royal family
115:
110:
90:
86:
78:
66:
62:
58:
56:
44:Alsnö Castle
3497:Australasia
3273:Switzerland
3169:Philippines
3125:Indonesia*
2790:Switzerland
2598:Netherlands
2322:Riddarhuset
2289:Evert Taube
1763:Reformation
1677:von Strauss
1640:von Gussich
1524:von Hallwyl
1434:Cantacuzino
1192:Axel Lillie
1125:Axel Lillie
1081:Gustav Horn
944:, new baron
894:Oxenstierna
655:Rosenstråle
635:Oxenstierna
261:Middle Ages
111:Riddarhuset
83:Old Swedish
3534:Micronesia
3439:Montenegro
3387:Azerbaijan
2905:Madagascar
2760:Montenegro
2523:in Swedish
2513:in Swedish
2309:References
2196:, painter
1892:Friherrlig
1890:Baronial (
1817:Privileges
1737:See also:
1614:von Bredow
1595:von Trampe
1446:, Duke of
1424:Bernadotte
1373:county of
1367:Charles XI
1332:barony of
1319:barony of
1088:county of
1061:Kuressaare
1059:county of
1042:county of
1000:barony of
989:county of
979:county of
955:Charles IX
850:Introduced
837:) titles.
813:Armigerous
771:Sven Hedin
721:(friherre)
623:Lilliehöök
504:status as
428:Uppsala öd
394:Magnus III
387:Magnus III
288:Gustav III
255:(Swedish:
243:(Swedish:
221:(Swedish:
184:(Swedish:
148:(Swedish:
126:Sven Hedin
61:(Swedish:
3552:Polynesia
3516:Melanesia
3505:Australia
3467:Ruthenian
3407:Lithuania
3119:Southeast
2846:by nation
2750:Lithuania
2401:cite book
2139:Countess
2126:zoologist
1910:) coronet
1894:) coronet
1878:) coronet
1874:Comital (
1767:Latinized
1687:de Wendel
1630:Cronstedt
1577:Reventlow
1536:Lagergren
1484:Lagergren
1461:D'Otrante
1369:granted:
1343:granted:
1282:, now in
1032:granted:
1030:Christina
975:granted:
752:Reduction
733:genealogy
683:Örnsparre
678:Ulfsparre
512:in 1280.
293:commander
238:Class of
231:commander
150:abolition
124:In 1902,
87:free neck
42:Ruins of
3590:Category
3463:Ukraine
3353:Portugal
3337:Holy See
3298:Ireland
3289:Scotland
3174:Thailand
3163:Cambodia
3151:Malaysia
3139:Javanese
3129:Balinese
3075:Nobility
3043:Mongolia
2939:Americas
2888:Ethiopia
2882:Eswatini
2855:monarchy
2844:Nobility
2770:Portugal
2718:Medieval
2532:Archived
2343:Archived
2325:Archived
2297:See also
2166:hostess.
2122:botanist
1733:Surnames
1583:Stolberg
1542:Landberg
1379:Lindholm
1375:Börringe
1090:Korsholm
1044:Vasaborg
967:entailed
922:John III
879:Stenbock
860:Eric XIV
707:Eric XIV
674:(extant)
668:(extant)
666:Stenbock
662:(extant)
648:(extant)
637:(extant)
625:(extant)
619:(extant)
613:(extant)
607:(extant)
601:(extant)
590:(extant)
588:Carpelan
584:(extant)
506:nobility
502:de facto
478:margrave
474:Novgorod
462:peasants
423:leiðangr
402:magnates
299:and the
286:In 1778
277:officers
273:huvudman
240:Esquires
212:Erik XIV
203:friherre
85:meaning
46:, where
3571:Hawai‘i
3488:Oceania
3472:Galicia
3449:Romania
3434:Hungary
3429:Germany
3424:Georgia
3419:Bohemia
3414:Croatia
3392:Austria
3382:Armenia
3377:Albania
3307:Ireland
3284:England
3255:Kingdom
3251:France
3246:Belgium
3218:Iceland
3213:Finland
3207:Denmark
3180:Vietnam
3134:Chinese
3103:Princes
3081:Yangban
3047:Japan*
3017:Lebanon
2958:Mexico
2920:Morocco
2910:Somalia
2893:Nigeria
2875:Mamluks
2800:Galicia
2795:Ukraine
2775:Romania
2740:Ireland
2735:Iceland
2706:Ancient
2702:Greece
2698:Germany
2693:Georgia
2676:Finland
2666:Croatia
2656:Bohemia
2646:Armenia
2641:Albania
2593:Denmark
2588:Belgium
1935:Gallery
1928:Nericia
1922:Bridget
1906:Noble (
1876:Grevlig
1862:) crown
1860:Kunglig
1858:Royal (
1839:coronet
1807:Silfver
1773:, from
1589:Tolstoy
1559:de Paus
1472:Marquis
1418:Princes
969:lands)
835:Belgian
714:(greve)
558:Aspenäs
530:or the
521:ancient
494:Swedish
472:at the
458:serfdom
414:frälse,
406:cavalry
396:in the
327:furstar
146:amnesty
103:Riksdag
3459:Serbia
3454:Russia
3444:Poland
3312:Norman
3302:Gaelic
3260:Empire
3229:Sweden
3223:Norway
3193:Europe
3157:Brunei
3099:India
3071:Korea
3059:Daimyō
3022:Turkey
2990:Brazil
2953:Canada
2898:Rulers
2863:Africa
2785:Serbia
2780:Russia
2765:Poland
2711:Attica
2686:Empire
2681:France
2661:Bosnia
2613:Sweden
2603:Norway
2485:
2443:
2275:mystic
2271:artist
2232:Baron
2208:Baron
2034:Count
2019:, and
1980:Sweden
1953:Sweden
1823:Sweden
1811:Gyllen
1748:Frälse
1602:Barons
1547:Moltke
1491:Counts
1440:Putbus
1412:living
1396:titled
1002:Kimito
723:. The
672:Trolle
660:Sparre
568:Bielke
498:uradel
470:Viborg
443:frälse
410:clergy
313:hertig
265:frälse
198:barons
196:) and
190:counts
91:frälse
79:frälse
75:Sweden
3565:Tonga
3358:Spain
3348:Malta
3343:Italy
3330:South
3200:North
3144:Malay
3093:South
3065:Meiji
3038:China
2983:South
2946:North
2870:Egypt
2755:Malta
2745:Italy
2608:Spain
2164:salon
1908:Adlig
1803:Ehren
1799:Adler
1787:ander
1571:Révay
1455:Dukes
1067:) to
1065:Pärnu
991:Pärnu
981:Läckö
718:Baron
711:Count
646:Posse
641:Porse
582:Bonde
573:Björn
561:Banér
548:baron
544:count
454:fiefs
447:diets
432:crown
400:that
385:King
208:baron
194:greve
140:löske
101:(the
71:class
63:Adeln
3524:Fiji
3239:West
3052:Kuge
3031:East
3010:West
3003:Asia
2974:Cuba
2483:ISBN
2441:ISBN
2407:link
2273:and
1756:Herr
1377:and
1334:Lais
1280:Luua
1094:Vasa
1092:and
903:Gera
716:and
577:Bååt
564:Bese
333:and
321:was
279:and
236:the
217:the
180:the
99:diet
57:The
2477:in
1791:man
1381:to
983:to
833:or
594:Eka
546:or
538:to
73:in
65:or
3592::
3280:*
2481:,
2403:}}
2399:{{
2269:,
2212:,
2120:,
1974:,
862::
496::
449:.
306:A
206:,
121:.
3567:*
3507:*
3360:*
3339:*
3269:*
3248:*
3231:*
3225:*
3209:*
3176:*
3165:*
3159:*
3153:*
2955:*
2922:*
2884:*
2836:e
2829:t
2822:v
2564:e
2557:t
2550:v
2525:)
2515:)
2449:.
2409:)
2220:)
2147:.
2042:.
1959:.
1514:)
1510:(
1467:)
1463:(
1430:)
997:)
315:)
311:(
214:;
200:(
192:(
172:(
109:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
