Snoilsky was the name of three Swedish noble families, who are all now extinct. The family originated from

Carniola Carniola ( sl, Kranjska; , german: Krain; it, Carniola; hu, Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region sti ...

. A famous member of this family is the poet

Carl Snoilsky Count Carl Johan Gustaf Snoilsky (8 September 1841 – 19 May 1903) was a Swedish lyric poet, known for his realist poetry. Biography Snoilsky was born in Stockholm to Sigrid (née Banér), a painter and countess, and Nils Snoilsky, a Justi ...

and his mother, painter

Sigrid Snoilsky Sigrid Fredrika Juliana Snoilsky (1813–1856) was a Swedish painter and countess. She was born Sigrid Fredrica Juliana Banér on 14 November 1813 in Östra Ryd parish, Östergötland, Sweden. Her parents were Margareta von Both and Johan Gustaf ...

(née Banér).

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