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The Löwenhielm family (English pronunciation: ˈɜːwənhˌiːlm, also known as House of Löwenhielm, is a Swedish noble family originating from the extinct Nordenberg family and the still existing Nordenfalk family. The Löwenhielm family has obtained
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ial status and one branch has further elevated to count-hood. The family was first ennobled on 12 March 1725. Löwenhielm was first introduced in the House of Nobility in 1726 under the number ''Löwenhielm'' - ''1791.''


History

The Löwenhielm family originates from
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, where its oldest known ancestor, a farmer named Gudmund, lived in the Kånna parish in the 16th century. According to the “Svenska adelns Ättar-taflor” (
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: Clan paintings of the Swedish nobility), he was a Walloon and a tower builder in
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. Gudmund's son, Erlandus Gudmundi Norenius (1554-1630), signed the decision of the
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and was a parish priest in the North. Norenius first wife, Birgitta Persdotter, was the sister of the dean Esbernus Petri in
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, and his second wife was Anna Kax, the daughter of the parish priest in Tuna parish. In the second marriage, Gudmundus Erlandi Norenius was born, who became the principal in
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and the dean of Nordmark's district. His wife noblewomen was Elisabeth Flygge, whose mother was a von Brehme. Their children took the name Nordberg. One of their sons became the father of Johan Henrik, who was ennobled as Nordenborg. Their second son, Gudmund Nordberg (1656-1739), was a judge and assessor in the
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. He was married to Baroness Anna Elisabeth Cederhielm from the Cederhielm family, whose mother was the niece of Anders Siggesson belonging to the
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, which was ennobled as Falkengren. Gudmund Nordberg was ennobled by King
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with the name Löwenhielm on 12 May 1725 and was introduced under the number 1791 in the year 1726. The lineage still continues, and the current (2007) head is the architect Gunnar Löwenhielm (born 1936). Multiple members of the family spell the name Löwenhjelm. A son of Gudmund Löwenhielm and Anna Elisabeth (Maria) Cederhielm, the Chancellor of Justice and later Councilor of the Realm Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm (1701-1768), who was raised to the rank of
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in 1747 and introduced as such in 1752 under the number 224. Ten years later, he was further elevated to the rank of
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(at which point the baronial family line ended), and he was introduced as such in 1766 under number 87. This committal family became extinct on the patrilineal side in 1861 and on the matrilineal side in 1933.


Notable members

* Gudmund Löwenhielm * Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm *
Augusta Löwenhielm Countess Christina Augusta Löwenhielm (née von Fersen; 10 March 1754 – 8 April 1846), was a Swedish noblewoman and courtier. She is known for her love affair with the future king Charles XIII. She is also famous in history as one of "the thre ...
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Gustaf Löwenhielm Count Gustaf Carl Fredrik Löwenhielm (6 October 1771 – 29 July 1856) was a Swedish general and diplomat. Early life Löwenhielm was born on 6 October 1771 in the Royal Court Parish (''Hovförsamlingen''), Stockholm County, Sweden, the son of ...
* Carl Löwenhielm * Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm *
Jacquette Löwenhielm Gustava Charlotta Jacquette Aurora Gyldenstolpe (4 July 1797 – 7 January 1839, Constantinople) was a Swedish noble and lady-in-waiting. She is known as the mistress of Oscar I of Sweden in circa 1819–1827. Biography Jacquette was the da ...
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Harriet Löwenhjelm Harriet Augusta Dorotea Löwenhjelm (18 February 1887 – 24 May 1918) was a Swedish painter and poet. She mainly considered herself an artist. She died at Romanäs sanatory in Tranås after some years of tuberculosis. Family Löwenhjelm ...
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Fredrik Löwenhielm Generalmajor (Sweden), Major General Fredrik Adolf Löwenhielm (9 June 1916 – 11 May 2008) was a Swedish Army officer. Löwenhielm began his military career in 1937 as a second lieutenant in Stockholm and steadily rose through the ranks, becomi ...
* * Johan Fridolf Helin (married Löwenhielm Helin)


Bibliography

* '' Sveriges Ridderskap och Adels kalender 2007'' * Gabriel Anrep, ''Svenska adelns Ättar-taflor'', volym 1-2


References


See also

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowenhielm family Swedish noble families Swedish barons