Swedish nobility
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The Swedish nobility has historically been a legally or socially privileged class in Sweden, and part of the so-called frälse. The archaic term for nobility, frälse, also included the clergy, a classi
The Swedish House of Nobility in Stockholm, Sweden.
Ruins of Alsnö Castle, where the first known ordinance of Swedish nobility was given in 1280 by King Magnus Ladulås.
The House of Nobility (Riddarhuset) in Stockholm
King Magnus Ladulås
House of Nobility (Sweden)
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The House of Nobility in Stockholm, Sweden, is a corporation and a building that maintains records and acts as an interest group on behalf of the Swedish nobility.
Swedish nobility
…protected. The Swedish nobility consists of both "introduced" and "unintroduced" nobility, where the latter has not been formally "introduced" at the House of Nobility (Riddarhuset). The House of Nobility still maintains a fee for male members over the age of 18 for upkeep on pertinent buildings in Stockholm. Belonging…
Pediment of Riddarhuset
Swedish House of Nobility during the Age of Liberty, in the 18th century.