Peter Estenberg
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Peter Estenberg lived in the late 17th - early 18th century and was a member of the Swedish nobility
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 of the house of Estenberg, a noted scholar, and an ambassador to Poland. His family Coat of Arms
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 is displayed in the Riddarhuset in Stockholm. In the early 18th century, Peter Estenberg became an advisor to Poland's King Stanislaw (Stanisław Leszczyński). Peter Estenberg was also a master of Greek language, a tutor to the Swedish royal family, and a professor of Greek studies and Philosophy at the University of Lund, and later the rector of Jamshog and Nasum's parishes.

Biography

Peter Estenberg was born in Stockholm
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 in the late 16th century. The Swedish Biographical Dictionary places his birth date on June 3, 1686. However his Coat of Arms
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, displayed on the wall of the Riddarhuset in Stockholm
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 places his first date of admission as 1719 (the date that he was appointed as professor at the University of Lund). Peter Estenberg's father, Per Olofsson, also known as Peter, was a chamberlain. Per Olofsson later took the name von Estenberg when he was ennobled. Per's wife, Peter Estenberg's mother, was Elsa Bengtsdotter Balck.

When Peter was ten his parents sent him to live and study in Uppsala
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, seat of one of northern Europe’s most noted universities. He stayed there for over a decade before relocating to Lund in 1709 to continue his studies. Peter Estenberg rose to professorship rapidly when he was offered a position at the University of Carolinska. His quick rise was due to a noted lecture that he delivered on a recently deceased nobleman which won him the favor of the King, Carl XII. Eventually Peter Estenberg was selected by Carl XII to mentor the king's cousin, Count Gyllenstierna. Peter Estenberg joined Gyllenstierna on many journeys throughout Europe. Peter Estenberg also spent a period of time working as an advisor and a corresponding secretary to King Stanislaw (Stanisław Leszczyński) of Poland
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In 1719, shortly after his return to Sweden from the court of King Stanislaw, Peter Estenberg was appointed to be professor of Greek literature at the University of Lund. Three years later, in 1722, he married Regina Westerskold (name translates into "western shield"), a young noblewoman whose forefathers descended from English, French, and Scottish nobility (Somerset
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, Petre
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, and Stuart
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). The Westerskold family had two noble liniages, descending from both the infamous Jöran Persson Tegel (Machiavellian advisor to King Erik XIV), and Baron John Petre of Writtle, a high English Lord. The Westerskold's also have a noble crest which once hung in the Riddarhuset in Stockholm. However, a mystery surrounds the whereabouts of the actual shield, which has been misplaced or stolen (possible due to its connection to Joran Persson Tegel who is widely considered a villain). Peter Estenberg held his office at the University of Lund until 1727, when he received the commission as rector of the Jamshog and Nasum's parishes of the Lund diocese. He had numerous children with his wife, Regina, including Elsa Sara, who was disinherited due to her marriage to a commoner. Peter Estenberg died April 26, 1740.

Descendants

Children of Peter Estenberg and Regina Westerskold:

Elizabeth (Elsa) Sara Estenberg, b. 7 February 1723 d. 11 January 1762

Christine Regina Estenberg, b. 1724, d. 1725

Heding Beata Estenberg, b. 12 November 1725, d. 28 May 1783

Carl Estenberg, b. 21 January 1728, d. 13 February 1815

Sara Regina Estenberg, b. 5 June 1729, d. 26, June 1804

Gabriel Estenberg, b. 21 February 1722, d. 23 September 1733

Christine Estenberg b. 23 September 1733, Jemshog, d. 9 November 1803

Fredrika Estenberg, b. 31 August 1736, d. 1 January 1800

Ulrika Estenberg, b. 31 August 1736,

Riddarhuset

The Riddarhuset is the Swedish House of Nobles and Knights where all the Swedish Noble family crests are hung, and each Noble House is chronicled.

Estenberg's Impact Today

The Swedish botanist, Linnea, named a plant after the von Estenberg family - http://books.google.com/books?id=f6cWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA212&lpg=PA212&dq=von+estenberg+society&source=bl&ots=Nf-ar_Rebu&sig=Pfa7-xeK4NDBMfH69xz-e0YZp9o&hl=en&ei=1fASS--yOIXUtgPRloUY&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=von%20estenberg%20society&f=false

The von Estenberg Society in Sweden is an organization based in Skone dedicated to finding and promoting the history of the von Estenbergs. Members are made up of people from around the globe who can claim descent from Peter von Estenberg http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://www.genealogi.se/slaktfor.htm&ei=nvcSS5TSBYvYsgO3v4DmAQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CB4Q7gEwBg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dvon%2Bestenberg%2Bsociety%2Bin%2Bsweden%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7SUNA.

External links

Peter Estenberg http://www.genealogy.hagerup.com/genealogy_base/fam/fam06384.html
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