Honor crook
Ehrenkrook is the name of a Swedish- German noble family .
history
His lineage begins with Peder Olofsson Krook , who was first documented in 1600. The son Olof Pederson Krook (1660–1682) was enfeoffed as treasurer of the Royal Swedish Chamber of Accounts in Södermanland . His son, Johan Krook received the Swedish nobility with the name Ehrenkrook in 1682 and was introduced to the nobility class (No. 1010) of the Swedish knighthood . His son Johan Gustaf Ehrenkrook (1686–1750) was a colonel in the service of Brunswick . This, like his descendants, used the name of Ehrenkrook without objection, according to the German practice . This German line currently continues. Another brother of the aforementioned, who died childless, the Swedish Lieutenant General Carl Ehrenkrook (1696–1781) was raised to the status of Swedish baron in 1772 . With this the Swedish line in the male line is extinguished.
coat of arms
The family coat of arms shows a silver hook (crocodile) on a blue background; The coat of arms, improved in 1682, shows within a blue edge of the shield, which is covered with eight pairs of crossed silver fishing hooks, in a field divided by black and gold, a griffin with mixed up colors. On the helmet a growing natural griffin claw, which holds up a silver hook between an open wing, divided on the right by gold and black, on the left by blue and silver . The helmet covers are black and silver on the right, blue and gold on the left.
people
- Carl Ehrenkrook (1696–1781), Swedish lieutenant general
- Hans Friedrich von Ehrenkrook (1888-1968), employees of the German aristocracy cooperative , co-founder of the German aristocracy archives main performer of the genealogical manual of the aristocracy .
literature
- Genealogical manual of the nobility , Adelslexikon . Volume III, Volume 61 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1975, ISSN 0435-2408 .
Web links
- Ehrenkrook on adelsvapen.com (= Gustaf Elgenstierna : Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor , Stockholm 1925–1936; Swedish).