Leijonhufvud (also

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as Lewenhaupt) is the name of a Swedish noble family, from which some of the family members were granted baronial title. The baronial branch was 1568 granted the status of counts, and changed their family name to Lewenhaupt. There are still living members of both the branch of the family belonging to the lower nobility and the baronial one.

Notable members

* Peter Leijonhufvud (1717–1789), Swedish Baron, Officer * Gabriel Leijonhufvud the Elder (1755–1826), Swedish Baron, Officer, Freemason * Gabriel Leijonhufvud the Younger (1812–1897), Swedish Baron, Officer, diplomat *

Axel Leijonhufvud Axel Leijonhufvud (6 September 1933 – 2 May 2022)
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(1933–2022), Swedish economist * Ebba Leijonhufvud, (1595–1654), Swedish noble, Countess of Raseborg * Johan Leijonhufvud (born 1971), Swedish jazz guitarist *

Margaret Leijonhufvud Margaret Leijonhufvud (née ''Margareta Eriksdotter''; 1 January 1516 – 26 August 1551) was Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551 by marriage to King Gustav I. She played a political role as the advisor of, and the intermediary to, her spouse the ...

(1516–1551), Queen of Sweden * Martha Leijonhufvud (1520–1584), Swedish noble * Sigrid Leijonhufvud (1862–1937), Swedish author and historian {{DEFAULTSORT:Leijonhufvud Swedish-language surnames Leijonhufvud family Swedish noble families