Gudmund Löwenhielm the Elder (born Gudmund Nordberg; 24 December 1656 - 30 May 1739) was a Swedish military official, justiciary and statesman who served as the 13th governor of Bohuslän from 1702 until his death in 1739. He was the founder of the

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Biography

Gudmund Löwenhielm the Elder was born as Gudmund Nordberg on 24 December 1656 at his family seat and estate, Gillberga prästgård in Värmland County. On his father’s side, he was a member of the aristocracy as a descendant of Gudmund Noreen and his son, Erlandus Gudmundi, who had been recognized by the parliament and monarch. His father, Gudmundus Erlandi Norenius, representing the clergy as the dean of the Nordmark deanery, had been elected member of the Riksdag of the Estate in 1652. His mother, Elisabet Flygge, was the daughter of the Well-High Borne Peter Flygge of Bro, the General Customs Inspector of Västergötland, Värmland, Närke, and Dalarna. In 1665, Gudmund Löwenhielm graduated the Gymnasium in Karlstad. On 7 September 1670, he obtained a law degree from

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. In 1680, Gudmund was appointed as Auditor at

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. He became a Lawyer at

in 1682. He served as Auditor at Västgöta Cavalry Regiment and was appointed Auditor at Västgöta-dal's regiment, September 13, 1689. Gudmund Löwenhielm was later appointed Royal Commissioner and Royal Representative at the forest commission in

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in 1691 and in 1692. In 1699, he was appointed as Deputy governor in Västersysslet sv">:sv:Västersysslets domsaga">svand in

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. Gudmund was appointed Chief Royal Auditor of the Närke and

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in 1699. On 2 January 1702, Gudmund Löwenhielm was appointed as Chancellor of Norrviken's domsaga sv">:sv:Norrvikens domsaga">sv(

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: ''Norrviken’s judicial region'') and governor of

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. From 1706 to 1711, Gudmund was mayor of

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. On 13 August 1716, he was appointed as Chancellery Assessor in

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. On September 1, 1718, Gudmund was appointed as the Lawman of Kristinehamn's domsaga sv">:sv:Kristinehamns tingsrätt">sv

: ''Kristinehamn’s judicial region''). On 8 October 1719, he was again appointed as Chancellery Assessor in

. Gudmund Löwenhielm was knighted on May 12, 1725, and was introduced in the House of Nobility in 1726 under the number 1791.

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