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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Aristocracy of Norway (redirect from Norwegian noble families)
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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Counts of Wedel-Jarlsberg (redirect from Wedel-Jarlsberg (noble family))
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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George Bogislaus Staël von Holstein (section Family)
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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Norwegian heraldry (section Noble heraldic privileges)
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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