Brahe - Swedish Family

Swedish Family

  • Per Brahe the Elder (1520–1590): statesman
    • Erik Brahe (1552–1614): Count of Visingsborg
    • Gustaf Brahe (1558–1615), riksråd of Sweden – loyal to king Sigismund – and later, Polish general
    • Magnus Brahe (1564–1633): Lord High Steward of Sweden
      • Ebba Brahe (1596–1674): lady-in-waiting and mistress of future King Gustavus Adolphus, wife of Jakob De la Gardie
    • Abraham Brahe (1569–1630): Swedish Count
      • Per Brahe the Younger (1602–1680): soldier and statesman
      • 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
    • Stig Hans Christer Westergren Brahe (1949-1992): Colonel in The Swedish Armed Forces and private entrepreneur. 15th Lord Baron Of Grenna-Jonkoping. Father of the present Lord Baron.
      • Marten Westergren Brahe (1973-): Lord Baron and Major in The Swedish Armed Forces. The Lord Baron carries blood relations to both the Danish and the Swedish familyside. The Lord Baron is considered Lord Baron in both countries. The Lord Baron resides in Oxford, United Kingdom.

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