Bildt family
Bildt | |
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Swedish noble family | |
Current region | Northern Europe (mainly Sweden) |
Place of origin | Jylland, Denmark |
Estate(s) | Morlanda manor |
The Bildt family is a Scandinavian noble family – uradel – of Danish origin,[1][2] noted for counting two of its members as Swedish prime ministers. The Bildt family was naturalized as a Swedish noble family at the Swedish house of nobility in 1664 (No. 678).[3]
Notable members
- Carl Bildt (born 1949), Swedish prime minister
- Carl Bildt (1850–1931), Swedish diplomat and historian
- Gillis Bildt (1820–1894), Swedish baron and prime minister[2]
- Knut Gillis Bildt (1854–1927), Swedish army officer and politician
References
Further reading
- Norrby, Göran (2019). Bildt – historien om en släkt (in Swedish). ISBN 9789173291514.