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Göran Hälsinges Gränd
Göran Hälsinges Gränd ( Swedish: "Alley of Göran Hälsinge") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Connecting Västerlånggatan to Stora Nygatan, it forms a parallel street to Helga Lekamens Gränd and Ignatiigränd. History The alley is named after a man without renown, Göran Hälsinge, son to Nils Hälsinge and Appolonia Larsdotter. When King Eric XIV's (1533–1577) was still two years old, his mother, the first consort of King Gustav Vasa Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535), died unexpectedly, and as Appolonia assisted the royal family as wet nurse she was rewarded a house in the alley, later named after her son. The alley is mentioned as ''Niels Helsingz grend'' in 1584, and as ''Jörenn Helssingz grendh'' in 1588, but was probably commonly referred to as simply ''Helsingz grenden'' (1553). In his 31st epistle, the troubadour Carl Michael Bellman Carl Michael Bellman (; 4 February 1740 – 11 February 1795) was a Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Göran or Jöran (both pronounced ) is a Swedish language, Swedish form of George (given name), George, not to be confused with the Slavic languages, Slavic Goran (Slavic name), Goran. Notable people with the name include: * Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1939) (1939–2020), Swedish sailor in the 1960 Olympics * Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1956), Swedish sailor in the 1980 Olympics * Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born 1946), Swedish musician, composer, and member of the pop band ABBA * Göran Folkestad (born 1952), Swedish songwriter, singer, and music professor * Göran Gentele (1917–1972), Swedish opera manager, director, and actor * Göran Gunnarsson (born 1950), Swedish lieutenant general * Göran Hägglund (born 1959), Swedish politician, former leader of the Christian Democrats, and former Minister for Social Affairs * Göran Högosta (born 1954), Swedish ice hockey player * Göran Johansson (other), multiple people * Göran Kropp (1966–2002), Swedish adventur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |