Strokirk family explained

Surname:Strokirk
Other Names:Strokirch, von Strokirch, Strokerken
Type:Swedish and Baltic noble family
Country:Sweden
Founded:1684; 1686; 1691
Estate:Aumeisteri Manor
Degernäs Manor
Ölsboda Manor

The Strokirk family, also known as von Strokirch, is a Baltic German and Swedish noble family of German origin.[1] Different branches of the family were elevated to noble rank in the Kingdom of Sweden and Livonian Knighthood.

Overview

In 1620, Evert Strokirch moved from Lübeck in Germany to Filipstad, Sweden. The family acquired both manors and estates in Sweden and Livonia (present-day Latvia and Estonia). Members of the Strokirk family were in the 18th century living in the broader KarlskogaDegerfors-area, where they managed ironworks, in the present-day corresponding municipalities of Degerfors and Karlskoga. Including the properties of the Lidetorp and Ölsboda Works.[2] [3]

Notable members

See also

References

  1. Web site: Strokirkska släktarkivet . 4 December 2022 . sok.riksarkivet.se . . sv.
  2. Web site: Strokirk . Oscar Fredrik . 95 (Kultur- och personhistoriska anteckningar / Första delen) . 4 December 2022 . runeberg.org . sv . Project Runeberg.
  3. Web site: Tallmyren . Anna-Stina . 15 June 2019 . Mangårdsbyggnaden på Lidetorp kanske rivs . 4 December 2022 . KT-Kuriren . sv.

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