Strokirk family
| Strokirk Strokirch, von Strokirch, Strokerken | |
|---|---|
| Swedish and Baltic noble family | |
 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Founded | 1684; 1686; 1691 |
| Estate(s) | 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[edit]
In 1620, Evert Strokirch moved from Lübeck in Germany to Filipstad, Sweden.[2] 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 Karlskoga–Degerfors-area, where they managed ironworks, in the present-day corresponding municipalities of Degerfors and Karlskoga. Including the properties of the Lidetorp and Ölsboda Works.[3][4]
Notable members[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Strokirkska släktarkivet". sok.riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Strokirk 1920, p. 32.
- ^ Strokirk, Oscar Fredrik. "95 (Kultur- och personhistoriska anteckningar / Första delen)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Project Runeberg.
- ^ Tallmyren, Anna-Stina (15 June 2019). "Mangårdsbyggnaden på Lidetorp kanske rivs". KT-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
Further reading[edit]
- Strokirk, Oscar Fredrik (1920). Kultur- och personhistoriska anteckningar (in Swedish). Örebro: Lindhska Boktryckeriet. pp. 32–89.
- Strokirk, Annchen; Strokirk, Carl-Gustaf (1987). Släkten Strokirk (Strokerken, Strokirch) från 1300-talet till 1900-talet (in Swedish).