The Bildt family is a Scandinavian noble family – uradel – of Danish origin,[1][2] noted for counting two of its members as Swedish prime ministers. The Bildt family was naturalized as a Swedish noble family at the Swedish house of nobility in 1664 (No. 678).[3]
| Bildt | |
|---|---|
| Swedish noble family | |
 | |
| Current region | Northern Europe (mainly Sweden) |
| Place of origin | Jylland, Denmark |
| Estate(s) | Morlanda manor |
Notable members
edit- Carl Bildt (born 1949), Swedish prime minister
- Carl Bildt (1850–1931), Swedish diplomat and historian
- Gillis Bildt (1820–1894), Swedish baron and prime minister[2]
- Knut Gillis Bildt (1854–1927), Swedish army officer and politician
References
edit- ^ "Bildt", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), 2021-11-25, retrieved 2022-02-16
- ^ a b "Bildt, släkt". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ "Bildt :Riddarhuset". www.riddarhuset.se. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
Further reading
edit- Norrby, Göran (2019). Bildt – historien om en släkt (in Swedish). ISBN 9789173291514.