Armfelt
Armfelt until the 18th century still Armfeldt written is the name of an originally from Jämtland originating Finland-Swedish noble family. The brothers Hans and Erik Armfelt were in the 1648 equestrian applicable; Erik's grandson Carl Gustaf was conferred the hereditary title of baron in 1731.
coat of arms
The family coat of arms shows a blue armored arm in gold , which bursts out of a cloud on the left edge of the shield, holding a natural-colored flintlock pistol. On the helmet with a blue and gold cover, a natural-colored musket , held by a natural-colored man's arm, between two command flags with dovetails, the right one golden, the left blue.
Name bearer
- Carl Gustaf Armfeldt the Elder (1666–1736), General
- Carl Gustaf Armfeldt the Younger (1724–1792), major general and co-conspirator of the Anjalabund
- Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757–1814), statesman, military and diplomat
literature
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 1, Leipzig 1859, p. 106, books.google.de
- Armfelt . In: Nils Linder (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 1st edition. tape 1 : A-barograph . Gernandts boktryckeri, Stockholm 1876, Sp. 1085 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Web links
Commons : Armfelt - Collection of Images
- Armfelt . In: Norsk Haandlexikon (Swedish)
- Armfelt (No. 458) in riddarhuset (Swedish)
- Friherre Armfelt (No. 213) in riddarhuset (Swedish)