Adam Lewenhaupt
Adam Ludvig Carl Lewenhaupt (born December 5, 1861 , † December 26, 1944 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish count , historian , heraldist and herald .
Lewenhaupt came from an old Swedish aristocratic family . From 1903 Lewenhaupt held the office of Reichsherold . The corresponding Swedish name he was Riksheraldiker . He was replaced in 1931 by the last Riksheraldiker Harald Gustaf Fleetwood . In En färd till minnenas värld (1936), Svenskt sjuttiotal (1937) and Det var en gång (1942) he wrote down his three-volume memoirs, which were published by Wahlström & Widstrand in Stockholm.
Web link
- Website of the Suomen Sukututkimusseura - Genealogical Society of Finland (Swedish)
- Adam Lewenhaupt in the Heraldry Wiki
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| SURNAME | Lewenhaupt, Adam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lewenhaupt, Adam Ludvig Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish herald, historian and heraldist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1861 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1944 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |