Du Rietz (pronunciation: ��dʏrjeː is a

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origin. According family tradition deriving from French old nobility traditionally held to date back to 1100. The family first came to Sweden in 1642 with Grégoire François Du Rietz (1607-1682), a French

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in the employ of

Christina, Queen of Sweden Christina ( sv, Kristina, 18 December (New Style) 1626 – 19 April 1689), a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. She succeeded her father Gustavus Adolphus upon his death a ...

. The family was naturalised in 1651 and was introduced in the Swedish nobility at the

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as family number 666 in 1660. Grégoire François Du Rietz’ great-grandson,

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and County Governor Anders Rudolf du Rietz (1720-1792), was raised to baronial rank in 1778 and was introduced in 1779 under the name of Du Rietz af Hedensberg, family number 299. However, that branch of the family became extinct in 1797, with the death of one of his sons.

The Du Rietz Family Association

Lineage association designed to maintain and expand the ties between the members of the family and to provide information about the history of the family. Membership can be obtained by anybody who carries the family name or other persons related by heritage or marriage and who has a shown interest for the aims of the Association.

Notable members

Carin du Rietz Carin or Karin (Catharina) du Rietz (1766–1788) was a Swedish woman who became a soldier at the Royal guard in the guise of a man. She was the first woman in the Swedish royal guard. Her story was a well known and discussed event in her time, an ...

(1766–1788), first woman in the Swedish royal guard. *

Charlotte Du Rietz Charlotta "Charlotte" du Riez or Du Rietz, née De Geer (1744–1820) was a Swedish baroness, known as a love object of King Gustav III. It is unknown whether or not she was ever physically involved with the monarch. She was the daughter of Marsh ...

(1744–1820), baroness known as a love interest of King Gustav III *

Gustaf Einar Du Rietz Gustaf Einar Du Rietz (1895–1967) was a Swedish lichenologist and ecologist. He was part of a Swedish Australasian Botanical Expedition to New Zealand in 1926 to study lichens in New Zealand along with his wife Greta Sernander-Du Rietz, who was ...

1895–1967, lichenologist and botanist with the standard author abbreviation 'Du Rietz' * Erik Arthur Francois Du Rietz (b. 1977), Engineer and founder of Anumex, was sold to Schibsted a huge Norwegian business * Kim Ekdahl du Rietz (b. 1989), handball player * Hugo William Du Rietz (c. 1831–1908), pioneer gold miner and architect in Australia

References

Swedish families {{sweden-stub Swedish families of French ancestry