Løvenørn (noble family)

(de) Løvenørn
Noble family
Country	Denmark  Norway
Founded	14 January 1711
Founder	Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn

The Løvenørn family, also spelled de Løvenørn, was a Danish and Norwegian noble family.[1]

History

Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn

Poul Vendelbo (1686–1740) was on 14 January 1711 ennobled under the name Løvenørn (lit. Lion Eagle). Among his descendants were his son Frederik de Løvenørn (1715-1779) and grandson, naval officer and hydrographer Poul de Løvenørn (1751-1826). Later generations included diplomat Poul Ludvig Ernst de Løvenørn (1839-1922).[2][3]

Gallery

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  Frederik Løvenørn (1715-1779)
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  Poul de Løvenørn (1751-1826)
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  Poul Ludvig Ernst de Løvenørn (1839-1922)

Coat of arms

Description: In a shield divided into a yellow field and a red field by a downwards turned sword, in the 1st field an against left [sinister?] directed blue lion rampant, holding the sword, and in the 2nd field a crowned gold double eagle. On the helm a noble coronet, whereupon an eight-pointed golden star between two arms dressed in armour, each holding a downwards turned sable.

See also

• Danish nobility
• Norwegian nobility

References

1. "Løvenørn". Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
2. "Løvenørn, Poul (Vendelbo), 1686-1740". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
3. Philippe Henrat. "Poul de Løvenørn". CTHS-France. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

Literature and sources

• Wikipedia, Danish.
• Poul Bredo Grandjean (1915): Løvenørn