Countship of Brahesminde explained

The Countship of Brahesminde was a Danish countship created 9 May 1798 for privy councilor and chamberlain Preben Bille-Brahe of Hvedholm, Damsbo, Stensgård and Østrupgård.[1] The county was dissolved by abolition of the lens system (Lensafløsningen) in 1928.[2]

Counts

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the count of Bille-Brahe consisted of a divided in four quadrants, the first and fourth of which are have vertical stripes in red and white, while the second and third quadrants contain a yellow lily on a blue field. The helm situated above the crest was a horned helmet alternatively in red and white, crowned by a raven. The coat of arms of the later counts of Bille-Brahe-Selby combined the Bille-Brahe arms with the arms of the baron Selby by adding the baron's helmet figure to its center.[3]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Hof- og Statskalenderen for Kongeriget Danmark.
  2. Web site: Brahesminde i Den Store Danske, Gyldendal.. Christensen. Tommy P. 20 September 2023.
  3. Book: Thiset and Wittrup. Dansk Vaabenbog Nyt dansk Adelsleksikon. V. Tryde. 1910. Copenhagen. 555.