Adelswärd was a Swedish noble family, introduced at
Riddarhuset
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Name
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as noble family number 1707, which consists of two lines, related through female line.
The first line, called the Hultman line, is descended from Lars Hemmingsson (ca 1610-1688),
tradesman
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in
Norrköping
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. He is also male-line ancestor of the Swedish noble family
Carlsköld. He was married 7 November 1641 in
Norrköping
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to Maria Hansdotter (buried 2 March 1684 in
Norrköping
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). Their son was the
tradesman
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in
Norrköping
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, Lorents Hultman (ca 1660-1702), who first was married 6 December 1685 in
Norrköping
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to Johanna Bröms (born 15 January 1668, dead 19 March 1696), and then married ca 1698 to Margareta Karlsdotter (born 18 January 1680 in
Norrköping
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, dead 2 January 1753 in
Stockholm
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.
In his first marriage, he had the son Johan Hultman (born 8 November 1690 in
Norrköping
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, dead 26 July 1729 at Forsmark in
Forsmark
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Another noteworthy facility in Forsmark is the static inverter of HVDC Fenno-Skan, just west o ...
), who was a
rittmeister
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and was
ennobled
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20 December 1719 in
Stockholm
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by Queen
Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
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, together with his so-called "brother-in-law" (actually his cousin by marriage) Leonhard Keijser (see below). They were introduced at
Riddarhuset
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Name
The name is literally translated as ''House of Knights'', as the knight ...
1720 as noble family number 1707. Johan Hultman,
ennobled
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Adelswärd's wife Altea
Silfverström (1700-1765), was daughter of Johan Silfverström (1660-1710) and Altea
de Besche (born 1670), who in turn was daughter of Georg de Besche,
ennobled
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de Besche (1641-1711) and Althea Bothler (1646-1704) (see below). Johan Hultman's (ennobled Adelswärd) son with Altea Silfverström, the titular governor Johan Adelswärd (1718-1785) was created a Swedish
Baron
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1770, and is the first member of the Baronial family
Adelswärd.
Leonard Hultman's son in his second marriage, Karl Hultman, was
ennobled
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Carlsköld.
The second line, called the Keijser line, is descended from the
rittmeister
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Leonhard Keijser (born 1687 in
Karlstad
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, dead 24 January 1756 at Länsö,
Börstil,
Uppland
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The name literally ...
), who was
ennobled
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, as mentioned above, with Johan Hultman 20 December 1719. His wife, Altéa Fredrika Meijer (dead 1759 or 1760), was a daughter of the
tradesman
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in
Liège
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, Conrad Meijer, and Anna Katarina
de Besche, who in turn was daughter of Georg de Besche,
ennobled
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de Besche (1641-1711) and Althea Bothler (1646-1704) (see above). The Keijser line became extinct with its founder.
See also
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Adelswärd (comital family) The comital family Adelswärd is descended from the Baronial family Adelswärd. Baron Eric Reinhold Adelswärd (1778-1840) was created a Swedish Count 19 June 1823 at Stockholm Palace by King Charles XIV John of Sweden, in accordance with the 37th ...
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Swedish noble families