Rosenørn

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Rosenørn coat of arms, Anders Thiset , 1887

Rosenørn is the name of a Danish mail nobility family .

history

The family comes from the chancellery Peder Madsen (Mathiesen) from Tvilumgård, son of the mayor in Randers . Peder Madsen has served on various royal commissions. A letter dated March 20, 1679 gave him the name Rosenørn and the family coat of arms.

Tvilumgård was owned by the Rosenørn family from 1701 to 1720, and Katholm Castle from 1724 to 1804 .

The family produced many officers and politicians, including a major general, a colonial governor, and four ministers.

family members

Heads of families

More family members

coat of arms

The coat of arms is quartered , fields 1 and 4 in blue are covered by a silver bar with a red rose , 2 and 3 in black are a golden eagle . On the crowned helmet with gold-black and blue-silver helmet covers a clump of seven silver heron feathers between 4 (black, red - red, black) ostrich feathers.

Trivia

Copenhagen's Rosenørns Allé is named after the gender.

literature

Footnotes

  1. Danske Herregårde: Tvilumgaard.