Løvenørn (noble family)

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

(de) Løvenørn
Noble family
Country Denmark
 Norway
Founded14 January 1711
FounderPoul Vendelbo Løvenørn

History
Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn

Poul Vendelbo (1686–1740) was on the 14th of 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]

  • Frederik Løvenørn (1715-1779)
  • Poul de Løvenørn (1751-1826)
  • 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

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


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