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The Lagerhjelm family () was a Swedish
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Swedish noble families
The Lagerhjelm family () was a Swedish noble family
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteris ...
, that rose to prominence with Johan Staffander (1628–1680). In 1668, the Lagerhjelm family was elevated to noble rank in the Kingdom of Sweden
Sweden, ; fi, Ruotsi; fit, Ruotti; se, Ruoŧŧa; smj, Svierik; sje, Sverji; sju, Sverje; sma, Sveerje or ; yi, שוועדן, Shvedn; rmu, Svedikko; rmf, Sveittiko. formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on t ...
. It was associated with the Bofors
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History
Located ...
Works in Karlskoga
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, 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
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* Introduced nobility, i.e. noble families introduced at the Swedish House of Nobility
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* {{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