Adelswärd (noble family)


Adelswärd was a Swedish noble family, introduced at Riddarhuset as noble family number 1707, which consists of two lines, related through female line.
The first line, called the Hultman line, is descended from Lars Hemmingsson, tradesman in Norrköping. He is also male-line ancestor of the Swedish noble family Carlsköld. He was married 7 November 1641 in Norrköping to Maria Hansdotter. Their son was the tradesman in Norrköping, Lorents Hultman, who first was married 6 December 1685 in Norrköping to Johanna Bröms, and then married ca 1698 to Margareta Karlsdotter, who was a rittmeister and was ennobled 20 December 1719 in Stockholm by Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, together with his so-called "brother-in-law" Leonhard Keijser. They were introduced at Riddarhuset 1720 as noble family number 1707. Johan Hultman, ennobled Adelswärd's wife Altea Silfverström, was daughter of Johan Silfverström and Altea de Besche, who in turn was daughter of Georg de Besche, ennobled de Besche and Althea Bothler . Johan Hultman's son with Altea Silfverström, the titular governor Johan Adelswärd was created a Swedish Baron 1770, and is the first member of the Baronial family Adelswärd.
Leonard Hultman's son in his second marriage, Karl Hultman, was ennobled Carlsköld.
The second line, called the Keijser line, is descended from the rittmeister Leonhard Keijser, who was ennobled, as mentioned above, with Johan Hultman 20 December 1719. His wife, Altéa Fredrika Meijer, was a daughter of the tradesman in Liège, Conrad Meijer, and Anna Katarina de Besche, who in turn was daughter of Georg de Besche, ennobled de Besche and Althea Bothler . The Keijser line became extinct with its founder.