Løvenørn (noble family)

Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn.

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

Poul Vendelbo was on the 14th of January 1711 ennobled under the name Løvenørn (lit. Lion Eagle). Among his descendants were the naval officer Poul de Løvenørn and the diplomat Poul L.E. de Løvenørn.

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.

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