Category: House of Bjälbo
Categories: Swedish Nobility | European Noble Houses
- Landing level category for profiles of persons affiliated with this noble house.
Also known as Folkungaätten. Not to be mistaken with Folkung.
The House of Bjelbo (Swedish: Bjälboätten), also known as the House of Folkung (Folkungaätten), was an Ostrogothian Swedish family that provided several medieval Swedish bishops, jarls and kings.[1] It also provided three kings of Norway, and one king of Denmark in the 14th century. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Bjelbo
In genealogical literature, the house is divided into several sub-branches, other than the main, royal, branch. This nomenclature was established before it became the general practice to refer to the family as Bjälboätten (house of Bjälbo). They are:
- Folkungaättens lagmansgren, named for the fact that three generations in a row held the position of law speaker of co. Östergötland.
- Folkungaättens oäkta gren, the "bastard line" descended from an illegitimate son of Birger Jarl.
- Folkungaättens Valdemarsgren, descended from King Valdemar Birgersson's son Erik Valdemarsson.
They all belonged to the wider house of Bjälbo, however, and further distinction is made on individual profiles.
Resources;
- Wernstedt, F. (1957) Äldre Svenska frälsesläkter, vol. I.1. Stockholm: Riddarhusdirektionen.
- Wernstedt, F., Gillingstam, H., & Möller, P. (1989) Äldre Svenska frälsesläkter, vol. I.3. Stockholm: Riddarhusdirektionen.
- Folkungaätten, Adelsvapen-Wiki
- Folkungaätten, , http://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/artikel/14301, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Hans Gillingstam), hämtad 2016-05-13
- "House of Bjelbo," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed May 13, 2016)
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