Gyllenborg

Gyllenborg is a Swedish aristocratic family that descends from Johann Wolimhaus, who was mayor of Königsee in Thuringia in 1620 . His son Simon Wolimhaus came to Sweden in 1624 and settled in Uppsala as a pharmacist. Two sons of Simon Wolimhaus were raised to the nobility under the names of Anders Leijonstedt and Jakob Gyllenborg (1648–1701).

Jakob Gyllenborg's sons were:

• Olof Gyllenborg (1676–1737), Swedish politician and poet
• Carl Gyllenborg (1679–1746), Swedish statesman
• Johan Gyllenborg (1682–1752), Swedish military and imperial council
• Fredrik Gyllenborg (1698–1759) , President of the Mining College

Other representatives of the sex were among others:

• Henning Adolf Gyllenborg (1713–1775), Swedish diplomat
• Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg (1731–1808), Swedish poet
• Johan Henning Gyllenborg (1756-1830), Swedish politician
• Fredrik Gyllenborg (1767–1829) , Swedish military and Minister of Justice

The Gyllenborg family died out in the male line in 1863.

literature

• T. Pech: Gyllenborg , in: Johann Samuelersch , Johann Gottfried Gruber (Hrsg.): General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts , 1st section, 98th part (1880), p. 298 ff.