Bielke (noble family)
Bielke is the name of a Swedish noble family . The lords, barons and counts Bielke are among the oldest, most famous and most influential families of the Swedish nobility . Branches of the family still exist today.
There is no proven tribal relationship to the Bjelke family in Skåne , Denmark or Norway .
history
The family comes from Småland or Södermanland and appears first with Kettil , which is possibly to be equated with Kettil Peterson mentioned in a document in the years 1266 and 1268. His sons were the knights Nils Kettilsson († after 1279) and Ture Kettilsson († after 1283). Ture Pedersson Bielke († 1550/1577) was the first of the family to use the name Bielke . His sons Hogenskild Bielke (* 1538; † 1605), were on the occasion of the coronation of King Johann III. on October 7, 1569 or for Claes Bielke (* 1544; † 1623) on February 19, 1594 on the occasion of the coronation of King Sigismund raised to the status of Swedish baron. They also appeared under the name Bielke af Åkerö or Freiherren von Vik (formerly till Vik) .
The brothers Svante Bielke (* 1567; † 1609), Swedish Chancellor and Nils Bielke (* 1569; † 1639), Swedish Imperial Council, were raised to the status of Swedish baron in 1608,
With Gunilla Bielke (* 1568; † 1597) the family brought forth a Swedish queen for the years 1585 to 1592.
The Swedish general, governor general in Pomerania and later field marshal Freiherr Nils Bielke (1644–1716) was born on October 12, 1687 at the Stockholm palace of King Charles XI. raised to the Swedish count status and introduced to the count class on February 4, 1689 at the knight's house (No. 29). On July 1, 1688, he also accepted the status of imperial count with royal permission .
The Bielke family played a very important role in Swedish history for several centuries. The family still owns extensive entails in Östergötland , including Sturefors Castle .
coat of arms
The family coat of arms shows two golden bars in blue or is also divided 3 times by gold and blue. On the helmet with blue and gold covers a peacock wheel.
Coat of arms of the Prussian Bielke in Siebmacher's coat of arms book 1878
Coat of arms of the Danish Bielke in Danmarks Adels Aarbog 1886
Variant of the family coat of arms
Relatives
- Gunilla Bielke (1568–1597), Queen of Sweden
- Nils Turesson Bielke (1569–1639), Swedish statesman, member of the Imperial Council
- Sten Svantesson Bielke (1598–1638), Swedish ambassador and director of the Protestant Union
- Nils Bielke (1644–1716), Swedish general and governor of Swedish Pomerania
- Carl Gustaf Bielke (1683–1754), son of Nils Bielke
- Nils Bielke , also Nikolaus von Bielke , Nicolò Bielke (1706–1765), papal chamberlain and Roman senator
- Sten Carl Bielke (1709–1753), co-founder of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Ture Johan Bielke (1742–1792), son of Sten Carl Bielke, lawyer, Imperial Councilor and participant in the murder conspiracy against King Gustav III. in 1793.
literature
- Bielke (Bjelke) . In: Nils Linder (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 1st edition. tape 2 : Barometer capitularis . Gernandts boktryckeri, Stockholm 1878, Sp. 489-502 (Swedish, runeberg.org - family article ).
- Bielke . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-K . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 89-93 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- AM Diemer: Bielke . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 3 : Benzene Derivatives Brides . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1915, p. 203–304 (Danish, runeberg.org - family article ).
- G. Carlsson: Bielke, släkt. In: Volume 4: Berndes Block. Bonnier, Stockholm 1924, pp. 141 ff. ( Sok.riksarkivet.se ).
Web links
- Bielke at Riddarhuset (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ^ J. Siebmacher's large and general Wappenbuch, Volume II, Section 3; The nobility of the Kingdom of Saxony; Author: OT von Hefner; Publication: Nuremberg: Bauer & Raspe, 1857, p. 21