Surname: | (de) Løvenørn |
Type: | Noble family |
Coat Of Arms: | Coatofarms-Loevenoern.jpg |
Country: | Denmark Norway |
Founded: | 14 January 1711 |
Founder: | Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn |
The Løvenørn family, also spelled de Løvenørn, was a Danish and Norwegian noble family.[1]
Poul Vendelbo (1686–1740) was on 14 January 1711 ennobled under the name Løvenørn (lit. Lion Eagle). Among his descendants were his son Frederik de Løvenørn (1715-1779) and grandson, naval officer and hydrographer Poul de Løvenørn (1751-1826). Later generations included diplomat Poul Ludvig Ernst de Løvenørn (1839-1922).[2] [3]
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.