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    Tordenskiold. It happened by letter of nobility on 24 February 1716. Peter Tordenskiold died in a young age and without issue, wherefore this noble dignity...
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    The Gyldenpalm family was a Danish and Norwegian noble family. Hans Eilersen Hagerup was born 27 October 1717 in Kalundborg, Denmark and died 19 February...
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    Rosenkrantz (1707–1777) Some family members served as officers in the Prussian Army. In addition, there are several German noble families that have come about...
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    The Falsen family, also de Falsen, is a Danish and Norwegian noble family. The family descends from Falle Pedersen (1625–1702), who lived on the farm Østrup...
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    Anker family, also spelled Ancher, is a Danish and Norwegian noble family living in Norway. The name means anchor. Originally from Sweden, the family became...
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    Knagenhjelm family (also spelled Knagenhielm in Denmark, often romanised Knagenhelm ) is a Danish and Norwegian noble family originating in Norway. The family descends...
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    The Løvenskiold family (until 1739 Leopoldus) is a Dano-Norwegian noble family of German origin. Members of the family now live primarily in Norway. Originally...
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  • 000 kroner bank-note between 1979 and 2001. Peter Wessel Tordenskiold was together with non-noble Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie depicted on the 1,000 kroner...
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  • a Dano-Norwegian naval hero. Tordenskjold or Tordenskiold may also refer to: Tordenskiold (noble family) Tordenskjold Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota...
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    Wedel-Jarlsberg family, and mainly younger sons and daughters of the count, had baronial dignity. The 1821 Law of Nobility abolished noble privileges and...
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    The Von Munthe af Morgenstierne family is a Danish and a Norwegian noble family living in Norway and The Netherlands. It descends from Bredo Munthe of...
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  • garrisoned in Göteborg. The attack of the Danish captain Peter Wessel Tordenskiold on the fortress of Nya Elfsborg was repulsed by his commander Johan Abraham...
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    Trampe (category German noble families)
    The Trampe family (German: v. Trampe, Danish: af Trampe, Norwegian: av Trampe) is an ancient noble family of German origin. The family became Imperial...
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    were granted arms with shields having two and four fields (e.g. Peter Tordenskiold), a few even with an escutcheon over all (e.g. Ludvig Holberg) and some...
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  • Nobility Law (Norway) (category Norwegian noble titles)
    national parliament in Norway, the Storting, on 1 August 1821. It abolished noble titles and privileges within two generations and required legal proof of...
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