The Tersmeden family, originally ''tor Smede'', is a noble Swedish family originally from
Stade
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that rose to prominence in the 15th-century
with Thomas tor Smede, founder of one of the most prominent trading companies in northern
Germany. The family was elevated to
noble rank in the Kingdom of Sweden in 1751, and got introduced at the
House of Nobility in 1752. The Tersmeden family consists of several branches of different noble ranks.
During the 19th century, the Tersmeden family possessed several
ironworks
An ironworks or iron works is an industrial plant where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e. the singular of ''ironworks'' is ''ironworks''.
Ironworks succeeded bloomeri ...
,
where they made a fortune. The family's wealth declined over the 20th century, once they had wound up their business interests in ironworks.
Prominent descendants of Jacob Tersmeden
Prominent lineal descendants of Jacob Tersmeden include among many others:
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Ann-Margret Holmgren (
née
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Tersmeden; 1850–1940)
*Princess
Augusta of Eulenburg and Hertefeld (1853–1943)
*Count
Botho Sigwart zu Eulenburg
Sigwart Botho Philipp August zu Eulenburg, Count of Eulenburg (10 January 1884, in Munich – 2 June 1915, in Jasło) was the second son of Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg (1847–1921) and his wife Augusta, Princess of Eulenburg, Augusta, born Coun ...
(1884–1915)
*Count
Carl Adam Lewenhaupt
Carl Adam Göstasson "Noppe" Lewenhaupt (1 August 1947 – 28 February 2017) was a Swedish count, businessman and restaurateur.
He was the son of Count Gösta Lewenhaupt and his wife Christina Lewenhaupt. After studies at Sigtunaskolan he worked ...
(1947–2017)
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Carl Tersmeden (1715–1797)
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Carl Reinhold Tersmeden
Carl Reinhold Tersmeden (9 February 1789 – 21 July 1855), was a Swedish Army ''ryttmästare'' and politician. He served as the first chairperson of the first reform meeting in Örebro ( sv, Reformmötena i Örebro).
Early life
Carl Reinhold ...
(1789–1855)
*Prince
Friedrich Wend zu Eulenburg
Friedrich-Wend, Count of Eulenburg and Hertefeld, known as Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld, Count of Sandels (19 September 1881, in Starnberg – 1 August 1963, at Hertefeld Castle in Weeze), was a German aristocratic farmer and estate owner of ...
(1881–1963)
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Jacob Tersmeden
Wohlgeboren, Wohlgebogen Jacob Tersmeden (20 May 1712 – 9 February 1767) was a Swedish nobleman, ironmaster, Assessor (law), assessor and member of the Riksdag of the Estates representing the House of Nobility (Sweden), House of Nobility, and b ...
(1712–1767)
*Prince
Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (born 1995)
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Libertas Schulze-Boysen (1913–1942)
*Duchess
Rosita Spencer-Churchill of Marlborough (born 1943)
*Hereditary Princess
Sophie of Liechtenstein (born 1967)
Prominent marriages into the family include, among many others:
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Hedvig Wegelin
Hedvig Tersmeden (née Wegelin 31 October 1766 – 18 August 1842) was a Swedish noblewoman, Swedish artists' model, known for being the depicted woman in a painting by Carl Fredrik von Breda named '' Hedvig Wegelin with daughters''.
Hedvig Wegelin ...
(1766–1842), married Jacob Niclas Tersmeden (1745–1822)
* Baron
Viktor von Düben
Baron Henrik ''Viktor'' Knut von Düben von Düben (21 October 1818 – 21 August 1867) was a Swedish peer, politician, lieutenant, estate owner, second great-grandson of organist and composer Gustaf Düben.
Early life
Viktor von Düben was bor ...
(1818–1867), of the
von Düben family, married Lotten Tersmeden (1826–1892)
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Archbishop
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Uno von Troil (1746–1803) of the von Troil family, married Magdalena Tersmeden (1753–1794)
* Lorentz Peter Söderhielm (1717–1803) of the Söderhielm family, married Ulrica Tersmeden
See also
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Hinseberg
Hinseberg Manor ( sv, Hinsebergs herrgård) is a women's prison as of today but has formerly served as a residence for several Bourgeoisie, bourgeois and noble families. The property is located next to lake Väringen in Frövi, Sweden. The manor th ...
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Ramnäs
Ramnäs () is a locality situated in Surahammar Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingd ...
References
Bibliography and further reading
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* Jansson, Edvard Alfred: ''Den förste Tersmeden och hans verksamhet vid Öllösa, Björndams och Stålboga järnbruk - ett 300-årsminne'', Stockholm. 1941
External links
{{Commons category, Tersmeden family
Genealogy of Tersmeden Tersmeden family
Swedish noble families
Business families of Sweden
Swedish families of German ancestry