Brahe
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Brahe(originallyBragde) is the name of two closely relatedScaniannoble families who were influential in bothDanishandSwedishhistory. The noble families became extinct in Denmark in 1786 and in Sweden in 1930.
Danish family[edit]
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The first member of the family using the name Brahe is speculated to have been Verner Braghde fromHalland.[1]Better documented is Peder Axelsen Brahe, who appears in late 14th century records. He had two sons, Thorkild andAxel Pedersen Brahe .
The Danish branch descended from Axel, and the Swedish branch descended from Thorkild's daughter,Johanna Torkildsdotter Brahe .[1][2]
- Jørgen Thygesen Brahe(1515–1565): holder of aseignory
- Otte Brahe(1517–1571): nobleman, governor and member of theRiksråd,brother of Jørgen Thygesen
- Tycho Brahe(1546–1601): nobleman, astronomer, astrologer and alchemist, son of Otte, raised by Jørgen Thygesen
- Steen Ottesen Brahe(1547–1620), landowner, member of theRiksrådand chamberlain toAnne of Denmark(queen consort toJames VI and I), son of Otte
- Jørgen Ottesen Brahe (1553–1601): holder of aseignory,son of Otte
- Sophia Brahe(1556–1643): horticulturalist, healer, historian and astronomer, daughter of Otte
Swedish family[edit]
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Johanna Torkildsdotter from the Danish Brahe family, married Magnus Laurentsson in Sweden. Their son took his mother's family name Brahe, but not her family arms.
Per Brahewas in 1561 granted the title ofcountbyEric XIV of Sweden,and in 1620 the family was introduced in theHouse of Nobility(Riddarhuset) as the first counts.
- Per Brahe the Elder(1520–1590): statesman
- Erik Brahe (1552–1614): Count of Visingsborg
- Gustaf Brahe (1558–1615),riksrådof Sweden – loyal to king Sigismund – and later,Polishgeneral
- Magnus Brahe(1564–1633): Lord High Steward of Sweden
- Ebba Brahe(1596–1674):lady-in-waitingand mistress of future KingGustavus Adolphus,wife ofJakob De la Gardie
- Abraham Brahe (1569–1630): Swedish Count
- Per Brahe the Younger(1602–1680): soldier and statesman
- Margareta Brahe(1603–1669): lady-in-waiting for QueenMaria EleonoraandQueen Christina of Sweden,consort of Gustavus Adolphus
- Nils Brahe(1604–1632): General in the Swedish army
- Nils Brahe (1633–1699): Swedish Count
- Erik Brahe (1722–1756): Marshal and Colonel
- Magnus Fredrik Brahe (1756–1826): Swedish Count
- Magnus Brahe(1790–1844): statesman and soldier
References[edit]
- ^abStore Danske Encyklopædi,CD-ROM edition, entry "Brahe", 2004.(in Danish)
- ^Svensk Uppslagsbok(Malmö. 1939)
Other sources[edit]
- Carlsson, GottfridBrahe (släkt)Svenskt biografiskt lexikon,bd 5, s. 637-641.
- Weibull, Lauritz(1904)Sophia Brahe. Bidrag till den genealogiska forskningen i Danmark(Historical Journal för Skåne Country, s. 38-71)
External links[edit]
Media related toBrahe familyat Wikimedia Commons
- Danmarks Adels Aarbog - Register 1884-2002