Walkendorff

Walkendorff coat of arms

Walkendorff is a Danish and Swedish medieval noble family, which can be traced back to the 14th century with the arrival in Denmark of knight Henning von Walkendorff. The Danish Walkendorff branch died out in 1747 with the passing of Major Børge Walkendorff.[1]

The Swedish Walkendorff branch was introduced at the Swedish House of Nobility as Nr 25 in 1664 through Christopher Walkendorff (1621-1690) after the cession of the Danish province Scania (Skåne) to Sweden. It is likely that the Walkendorff family originates from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where remnants of a castle has been found in the small village of Walkendorf.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Danmarks Adels Aarbog. Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag. 2009. p. 441.
  2. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf (1934). Den introducerade Svenska adelns ättartavlor: med tillägg och rättelser. Stålarm - Voltemat, Volume 8. Stockholm: PA Norstedt & Söners Förlag. p. 651.
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