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Adelswärd was a Swedish noble family, introduced at Riddarhuset as noble family number 1707, which consists of two lines, related through female line.
The first line, called the Hultman line, is descended from Lars Hemmingsson (ca 1610-1688), tradesman in Norrköping. He is also male-line ancestor of the Swedish noble family Carlsköld. He was married 7 November 1641 in Norrköping to Maria Hansdotter (buried 2 March 1684 in Norrköping). Their son was the tradesman in Norrköping, Lorents Hultman (ca 1660-1702), who first was married 6 December 1685 in Norrköping to Johanna Bröms (born 15 January 1668, dead 19 March 1696), and then married ca 1698 to Margareta Karlsdotter (born 18 January 1680 in Norrköping, dead 2 January 1753 in Stockholm.
In his first marriage, he had the son Johan Hultman (born 8 November 1690 in Norrköping, dead 26 July 1729 at Forsmark in Forsmark), who was a rittmeister and was ennobled 20 December 1719 in Stockholm by Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, together with his so-called "brother-in-law" (actually his cousin by marriage) Leonhard Keijser (see below). They were introduced at Riddarhuset 1720 as noble family number 1707. Johan Hultman, ennobled Adelswärd's wife Altea Silfverström (1700-1765), was daughter of Johan Silfverström (1660-1710) and Altea de Besche (born 1670), who in turn was daughter of Georg de Besche, ennobled de Besche (1641-1711) and Althea Bothler (1646-1704) (see below). Johan Hultman's (ennobled Adelswärd) son with Altea Silfverström, the titular governor Johan Adelswärd (1718-1785) was created a Swedish Baron 1770, and is the first member of the Baronial family Adelswärd. Leonard Hultman's son in his second marriage, Karl Hultman, was ennobled Carlsköld.
The second line, called the Keijser line, is descended from the rittmeister Leonhard Keijser (born 1687 in Karlstad, dead 24 January 1756 at Länsö, Börstil, Uppland), who was ennobled, as mentioned above, with Johan Hultman 20 December 1719. His wife, Altéa Fredrika Meijer (dead 1759 or 1760), was a daughter of the tradesman in Liège, Conrad Meijer, and Anna Katarina de Besche, who in turn was daughter of Georg de Besche, ennobled de Besche (1641-1711) and Althea Bothler (1646-1704) (see above). The Keijser line became extinct with its founder.
Adelswärd is a Swedish Baronial family, descended from the Hultman line of the extinct noble family Adelswärd. The titular governor Johan Adelswärd (1718–1785) was created a Swedish Baron 11 December 1770 at Stockholm Palace by King Gustavus III of Sweden, and was introduced 12 December 1771 at Riddarhuset as Baronial family number 249, thus making the noble family Adelswärd extinct. The just mentioned Johan Adelswärd founded the fee tail Adelsnäs, which constitutes the "Barony Adelswärd", the only one of its kind in Sweden.
The family has members in Sweden, Canada and the United States, and one of its members, Baron Eric Reinhold Adelswärd (1778–1840), was created a Swedish Count 1823, thus founding the comital family Adelswärd.
The comital family Adelswärd is descended from the Baronial family Adelswärd. Baron Eric Reinhold Adelswärd (1778-1840) was created a Swedish Count 19 June 1823 at Stockholm Palace by King Charles XIV John of Sweden, in accordance with the 37th paragraph of the instrument of government of 1809, meaning only the head of the family would be a Count. He was introduced at Riddarhuset 1 June 1825 as comital family number 138. His son Eric August Adolph Adelswärd (1817-1853), who became a Count at the death of his father, abandoned the title with royal permission 30 November 1840 for him and his issue, thus making the comital family extinct.
Adelswärd may refer to:
- Adelswärd (baronial family), Swedish family descended from the Hultman line of the extinct titled family Adelswärd
- Adelswärd (comital family), descended from the baronial family Adelswärd
- Adelswärd (noble family), Swedish family which consists of two lines, related through female line
- Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen (1880–1923), French novelist and poet