Bildt family explained

Bildt
Coat Of Arms Size:	200px
Type:	Swedish noble family
Origin:	Jylland, Denmark
Region:	Northern Europe (mainly Sweden)
Estate:	Morlanda manor

The Bildt family is a Scandinavian noble family – uradel – of Danish origin,^[1] 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).^[2]

Notable members

• Carl Bildt (born 1949), Swedish prime minister
• Carl Bildt (1850–1931), Swedish diplomat and historian
• Gillis Bildt (1820–1894), Swedish baron and prime minister
• Knut Gillis Bildt (1854–1927), Swedish army officer and politician

References

1. Web site: Bildt, släkt. 2022-02-16. sok.riksarkivet.se.
2. Web site: Bildt :Riddarhuset. 2022-02-16. www.riddarhuset.se.

Further reading

• Book: Norrby. Göran. Bildt – historien om en släkt. 2019. 9789173291514. Swedish.