Armfelt ( Swede. Armfelt ) - a noble family of Swedish-Finnish origin.
| Armfelt | |
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| Swede. Greve armfelt | |
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| Coat of arms description: see text | |
| Title | counts, barons |
| Parts of the genealogy book | V |
| Nationality | |
 Kingdom of Sweden | |
 Grand Duchy of Finland | |
 Russian empire | |
The offspring of Eric Larsson Armfeld ( Swede. Eric Larsson Armfeld ), a lieutenant of the cavalry, whom the Swedish Queen Christina elevated to the nobility on July 20, 1648.
With the diploma of the Swedish King Fredrick I , dated July 6, 1731, Lieutenant General Karl-Gustav Armfelt was elevated with descending descendants to the baronial dignity of the Kingdom of Sweden.
The lineage of his descendants: Lieutenant Colonel Augustus-Philippe and the fleet of captain-lieutenant Friedrich Baron Armfelt was included, on January 18/30, 1818, in the matrix of the Knighthood of the Grand Duchy of Finland, in the number of baronial clans, under number 13.
In 1812, Baron Gustav-Moritz Armfelt , member of the state council, general from infantry, was elevated to the count dignity of the Grand Duchy of Finland. By the definition of the Governing Senate of 1863, his son, Vladimir Armfelt, with his son Alexander was approved in counting dignity. The genus is included in the Matrix of the Knighthood of the Grand Duchy of Finland and in the V part of the Genealogy book of St. Petersburg province.
Emblem Description
Coat of arms of the nobility Armfelt: in a golden field emerging from the left from the cloud, a hand in armor holds a pistol.
On the shield a noble crowned helmet. Crest: the outgoing arm in armor holding the gun, and on the sides are two banners, of which the right is gold and the left is blue. The bait on the shield is gold, enclosed in blue.
Famous Representatives
- Baron Armfeldt, Karl Gustav (1666-1736) - Swedish general from infantry , a participant in the Northern War .
- Count Armfeldt, Gustav Moritz (1757-1814) - an approximate of Gustav III , Since 1810 in Russian service, a member of the Finnish Senate.
- Count Armfelt, Alexander Gustavovich (1794-1875) - 30 years, Minister and State Secretary of Finland.
- Count Vladimir Alexandrovich (Moritz-Wilhelm) Armfelt (1827-1888)
- Armfelt, Alexandra Vladimirovna (1870-1933) - Russian woman composer, great-granddaughter of Gustav Moritz Armfelt
- Arfelt, Alexander Vladimirovich (1862-1841)
- Armfelt, Vladimir Alexandrovich (1896-1985)
- Armfelt, Kirill Alexandrovich (1897-1980)
- Armfelt, Alexander Kirillovich (born 1924)
- Armfelt, Elena Kirillovna (born 1927)
- Armfelt, Nikolai Vladimirovich (1863-1920)
- Armfelt, Georgy Nikolaevich (1888-1974)
- Armfelt, Olga Georgievna (born 1928)
- Armfelt, Nikolai Nikolaevich (1892-1918)
- Armfelt, Georgy Nikolaevich (1888-1974)
- Count Vladimir Alexandrovich (Moritz-Wilhelm) Armfelt (1827-1888)
- Count Armfelt, Gustav Gustavovich (1793-1856) - Lieutenant General, Governor of New Zealand, Senator of the Imperial Finnish Senate.
- Armfelt, Gustav Gustavovich (1821-1880)
- Armfelt, Gustav Gustavovich (1848-1887)
- Armfelt, Karl-Alexander Gustavovich (1850-1925)
- Armfelt, Gustav Gustavovich (1821-1880)
- Count Armfelt, Alexander Gustavovich (1794-1875) - 30 years, Minister and State Secretary of Finland.
Literature
- Armfelds // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Dolgorukov P.V. Russian genealogy book . - SPb. : Type. E. Weimar, 1856. - T. 3. - S. 77-79.
- Friherrliga ätten Armfelt (Swedish) . Date of treatment March 1, 2013. Archived March 10, 2013.
- Adliga ätten nr. 37 Armfelt (Fin.) . Date of treatment March 1, 2013. Archived March 10, 2013.
- Friherrliga ätten nr. 13 Armfelt (Fin.) . Date of treatment March 1, 2013. Archived March 10, 2013.
- Grevliga ätten nr. 4 Armfelt (fin.) . Date of treatment March 1, 2013. Archived March 10, 2013.
- Rod: Armfelt on the Rodovod