Lorentzen (family)

Gustavus Lorentzen (1766–1829), shipowner in Grimstad

Lorentzen or Bie-Lorentzen is a Norwegian middle-class family of Danish origin. Several members are known as shipowners, merchants and industrialists.

Its members include the Industrial Erling Lorentzen , the Princess Ragnhild of Norway , eldest daughter of King Olav V was married. Erling Lorentzen was the founder of the Brazilian cellulose company Aracruz . Several members of the family are in line of succession to the throne of Great Britain; at the time of her death, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (as she was officially called) was number 75, and her children Haakon, Ingeborg and Ragnhild Lorentzen follow right after her.

A branch of the family whose members u. a. Shipowners in Grimstad have been called Bie-Lorentzen since the 19th century , as a double name with or without a hyphen.

Lorentzen is a common family name in Denmark and Norway, which should not be confused with other families.

family members

• Gustavus Lorentzen (1766–1829), shipowner
• Hans Ludvig Lorentzen (1840–1905), shipowner
• Øivind Lorentzen (1881–1980), shipowner
• Erik Finn Lorentzen (1921-2010), shipowner
• Erling Lorentzen (* 1923), industrialist
• Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930–2012), eldest daughter of King Olav V.
• Haakon Lorentzen (* 1954), industrialist and oldest grandson of King Olav
• Gustav Lorentzen (1947–2010), musician
• Henriette Bie Lorentzen (1911–2001), publicist

literature

• Terje Bratberg (2005–2007): “Lorentzen” , in Store Norske Leksikon
• IF Lorentzen (1913). Holmestrandsfamilie Lorentzen. En borgerslekt gjennem 300 aar . Kristiania.