The Lagerhjelm family () was a
Swedish
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noble family
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, that rose to prominence with Johan Staffander (1628–1680). In 1668, the Lagerhjelm family was elevated to
noble rank in the
Kingdom of Sweden
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. It was associated with the
Bofors
AB Bofors ( , , ) is a former Swedish arms manufacturer which today is part of the British arms concern BAE Systems. The name has been associated with the iron industry and artillery manufacturing for more than 350 years.
History
Located in ...
Works in
Karlskoga
Karlskoga () is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. Located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population of 27,386 distributed over 10.55 square miles (27. ...
, where members of the family served as
ironmasters.
Ironmaster Pehr Lagerhjelm acquired the Bofors Works in Karlskoga,
his work there made him a pioneering industrialist.
In 1853, Lagerhjelm sold it to his sons Gustaf Reinhold and Per Erland Lagerhjelm. Per Erland Lagerhjelm procured more
Lancashire hearths.
See also
*
List of Swedish noble families
This is a list of Swedish noble families, which are divided into two main groups:
* Introduced nobility, i.e. noble families introduced at the Swedish House of Nobility
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Notes
References
Citations
Works cited
* {{cite book , last=Steckzén , first=Birger , url= , title=Bofors historia 1646–1946 , publisher= , year=1946 , isbn= , location=Stockholm , pages= , language=sv , issn=
External links
Lagerhjelm family at adelsvapen.se
Swedish noble families