Brahe (originally ''Bragde'') is the name of two closely related

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n noble families who were influential in both

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and

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history.

Danish family

The first member of the family using the name Brahe is speculated to have been Verner Braghde from

Halland Halland () is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap''), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat. Until 1645 and the Second Treaty of Brömseb ...

.'' Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entry "Brahe", 2004.'' Better documented is Peder Axelsen Brahe, who appears in late 14th century records. He had two sons, Thorkild and . The Danish branch descended from Axel, and the Swedish branch descended from Thorkild's daughter, .'' Svensk Uppslagsbok'' (Malmö. 1939) * Jørgen Thygesen Brahe (1515–1565): holder of a

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Otte Brahe Otte Brahe (; 2 October 1518 – 9 May 1571) was a Danish (Scanian) nobleman and statesman, who served on the privy council ( Rigsraad, "Council of the Realm"). He was married to Beate Clausdatter Bille and was the father of astronomers Tycho a ...

(1517–1571): nobleman, governor and member of the , brother of Jørgen Thygesen **

Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe ( ; born Tyge Ottesen Brahe; generally called Tycho (14 December 154624 October 1601) was a Danish astronomer, known for his comprehensive astronomical observations, generally considered to be the most accurate of his time. He was ...

(1546–1601): nobleman, astronomer, astrologer and alchemist, son of Otte, raised by Jørgen Thygesen ** Steen Ottesen Brahe (1547–1620), landowner, member of the and chamberlain to

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(queen consort to

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), son of Otte ** (1553–1601): holder of a

, son of Otte ** Sophia Brahe (1556–1643): horticulturalist, healer, historian and astronomer, daughter of Otte

Swedish family

Johanna Torkildsdotter from the Danish Brahe family, married Magnus Laurentsson in Sweden. Their son took his mother's family name Brahe, but not her family arms. Per Brahe was in 1561 granted the title of

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, and in 1620 the family was introduced in the House of Nobility () as the first counts. *

Per Brahe the Elder Per Brahe the Elder (1520–1590) was a Swedish statesman. Brahe was the son of Joakim Brahe (died 1520 in the Stockholm Bloodbath) and Margareta Eriksdotter Vasa, the sister of Gustav Eriksson Vasa, who became King of Sweden in 1523. Brahe wa ...

(1520–1590): statesman **Erik Brahe (1552–1614): Count of Visingsborg **Gustaf Brahe (1558–1615), of Sweden – loyal to king Sigismund – and later,

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general ** Magnus Brahe (1564–1633): Lord High Steward of Sweden ***

Ebba Brahe Ebba Magnusdotter Brahe (16 March 1596 – 5 January 1674) was a Swedish countess, landowner, and courtier. She is foremost known for being the love object of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, and because he wished to marry her prior to his marria ...

(1596–1674): lady-in-waiting and mistress of future King Gustavus Adolphus, wife of

Jakob De la Gardie Field Marshal and Count Jacob Pontusson De la Gardie (Reval, 20 June 1583 – Stockholm, 22 August 1652) was a statesman and a soldier of the Swedish Empire, and a Marshal from 1620 onward. He was Privy Councilor from 1613 onward, Governor ...

**Abraham Brahe (1569–1630): Swedish Count ***

Per Brahe the Younger Count Per Brahe the Younger (18 February 1602 – 12 September 1680) was a Swedish soldier, statesman, and author. He served as Privy Councillor from 1630, Lord High Steward from 1640, as well as Governor-General of Finland in 1637–1640 and 1 ...

(1602–1680): soldier and statesman ***

Margareta Brahe Margareta Abrahamsdotter Brahe (28 June 1603, Rydboholm – 15 May 1669, Weferlingen) was a Swedish aristocrat and court official, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg by marriage to Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. She aroused a lot of attentio ...

(1603–1669): lady-in-waiting for Queen Maria Eleonora and Queen Christina of Sweden, consort of Gustavus Adolphus *** Nils Brahe (1604–1632): General in the Swedish army ****Nils Brahe (1633–1699): Swedish Count *Erik Brahe (1722–1756): Marshal and Colonel *Magnus Fredrik Brahe (1756–1826): Swedish Count ** Magnus Brahe (1790–1844): statesman and soldier

References

Other sources

*Carlsson, Gottfrid ''Brahe (släkt)'' '' Svenskt biografiskt lexikon'', bd 5, s. 637-641. * Weibull, Lauritz (1904) ''Sophia Brahe. Bidrag till den genealogiska forskningen i Danmark'' (Historical Journal för Skåne Country, s. 38-71)

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