Løvenskiold
Encyclopedia
Løvenskiold is a Dano
-Norwegian noble family
. Members of the family now live primarily in Norway
.
to Christiania
. His son, also named Herman Leopoldus (1677–1750), became very rich and was in 1739 ennobled by letters patent
. At the same time, he received the name Løvenskiold (lit. ‘Lion Shield’). His son Severin was made a baron
(Norwegian: baron or friherre) and owned Løvenborg Castle (Løvenborg Slot) in Holbæk
, Denmark
.
In Norway
, there is a family mansion west of Bærums Verk in the municipality of Bærum
near Oslo, and one in the city of Skien
in Telemark
county, 150 kilometres further south in Norway.
The name is also given that family's privately owned company Løvenskiold, headquartered just west of Oslo
. The holding company owns vast tracts of woodland in Norway
, especially in and around Oslo
and in Telemark
county, and the building materials retail chain Maxbo.
Danish nobility
Nobility in Denmark was a leading social class until the 19th or 20th century. Danish nobility exists yet and has a recognized status in Denmark, a monarchy, but its real privileges have been abolished....
-Norwegian noble family
Norwegian nobility
Norwegian nobility are persons and families who in early times belonged to the supreme social, political, and military class and who later were members of the institutionalised nobility in the Kingdom of Norway. It has its historical roots in the group of chieftains and warriors which evolved...
. Members of the family now live primarily in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
History
The Løvenskiold family descend from merchant Herman Leopoldus (died 1696), who immigrated from LübeckLübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
to Christiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. His son, also named Herman Leopoldus (1677–1750), became very rich and was in 1739 ennobled by letters patent
Letters patent
Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation...
. At the same time, he received the name Løvenskiold (lit. ‘Lion Shield’). His son Severin was made a baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
(Norwegian: baron or friherre) and owned Løvenborg Castle (Løvenborg Slot) in Holbæk
Holbæk
Holbæk is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 27,055 . The city is located in the northeastern part of Region Sjælland, Denmark....
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
In Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, there is a family mansion west of Bærums Verk in the municipality of Bærum
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
near Oslo, and one in the city of Skien
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
county, 150 kilometres further south in Norway.
The name is also given that family's privately owned company Løvenskiold, headquartered just west of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. The holding company owns vast tracts of woodland in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, especially in and around Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
county, and the building materials retail chain Maxbo.
Notable family members
- Frederikke LøvenskioldFrederikke LøvenskioldMargrethe Frederikke Sophie Løvenskiold was a Danish composer.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia....
(1785-1876), Danish composer - Herman Severin LøvenskioldHerman Severin LøvenskioldBaron Herman Severin Løvenskiold was a Norwegian composer, most noted for his score for August Bournonville's 1836 version of the ballet La Sylphide for the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen.- Life :...
(1815-1870), Norwegian composer - Otto Joachim LøvenskioldOtto Joachim LøvenskioldOtto Joachim Løvenskiold was a Norwegian judge and politician. He served three terms in the Parliament of Norway, and served as Mayor of Kristiania from 1869 and 1876. He was a Supreme Court Justice from 1854 to his death....
(1811–1882), Norwegian judge and politician - Severin LøvenskioldSeverin LøvenskioldSeverin Løvenskiold, the younger , was a Norwegian nobleman and a politician.-Early life:...
(1777–1856), Norwegian nobleman and politician
Source
- This article derives in part from Salmonsens KonversationsleksikonSalmonsens KonversationsleksikonSalmonsens Konversationsleksikon is a Danish encyclopedia that has been published in several editions.The first edition, Salmonsens Store Illustrerede Konversationsleksikon was published in nineteen volumes 1893-1911 by Brødrene Salmonsens Forlag, and named after the publisher Isaac Salmonsen...
(Copenhagen: J H Schultz Forlag, second edition. 1915 to 1930).