House of Rosensverd

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House of Rosensverd – is a Norwegian royal and noble family as direct descendantants of the ancient Norvegian Dynasty[1] the Kings from the House of Sverre

Seal of King Haakon V Magnusson

Their ancestors also include most of the royal and noble families in Europe, Scandinavia, and the British Isles ruling prior to the year 1300 as these were mostly related to each other.[2][3][4]

As direct descendants of King Haakon V the members of the House of Rosensverd are by definition princes and princesses of Norway and remain claimants to the Norwegian Throne.

A more extensive list of their inheritive royal and noble titles from their relatives and ancestors ruling other countries than Norway, can be found on pages 121 - 122 in the volume Rosensverd-slektens forfedre, (Eng: "Ancestors of the Rosensverd-family" )

The volume Rosensverd-slektens forfedre (Billingstad & Billingstad, 1991, National Library of Norway) [5] contains ca 1500 of their anscestors, including amongst others Charlemagne who has been called the "Father of Europe" (Pater Europae)[6] and details the family`s branches of the various european dynasties back to the 7th century.

By consequence, most if not all established European noble families ever since can genealogically trace some of their background to Charlemagne.[7][3][8]



The Sudrheim Claim[]

When in the early 14th century it was foreseeable that the male line of Sverre dynasty would go extinct, Norwegian lords spiritual and temporal arranged the Order of succession of the kingdom together with the then king, Haakon V of Norway. King Haakon's youngest daughter, Ingeborg Haakonsdatter instead of her older sister Princess Agnes Haakonsdatter received recognized rights of succession to the Kingdom of Norway (872–1397) for her descendants.

This entitlement came to be referred to as the Stovreim claim (Stovreimsætten).

In the eventuality of the Ingeborg line dying out, it was determined that the issue of King Haakon's oldest daughter, Agnes Haakonsdatter, born to her in marriage to Havtore Jonsson (ca. 1275–1319) would then be entitled to succession.

This entitlement to the Norwegian Throne is referred to as the Sudreim claim (Sudreimsætten).

Subsequent additional ennoblement and Norwegian titles[]

In 1458 prince Sjøfar and prince Nils Sigurdssønner af Rosensverd were given addtional Patents of Nobility by Emperor Erik of Pommerania at the request of their cousin, Hird-priest lord Gudbrand Rolfsson, canic at St. Mary's Church in Oslo og later Vice-Chancellor of Norway.

Their Letters Patent states among other things his Majesty has "...granted and given his cousins Sjøfar and Nils Sigurdssønner: Shield and Helmet. Salvation and Freedom, to these, and their children born in wedlock, their descendants and their families, each after other, to own and to use, until come end of time, as they are His Majesty`s righful and lawful descending kings of Norway, flesh and true. And thereby should they have power, authority and titles that they be, and be styled King`s Thanes and Hirdmen.

And their Coat of Arms be as it is painted and blazoned, in accordance with the same Royal Letter... ».

(«were Konningers Thienner oc Handgenger mendt» : Patent number 79, Rosensverd, pages 121 - 122 "Adels og Våpen-breve utgivet af Danske (unions)-konger indtil 1536").

King`s Thanes[]

The title King`s Thane is an ancient title of nobility in the Thanage

The title was common in England prior to William the Conqueror and the establishment of the modern peerage and King Eric thus translated it to Old Norwegian in 1458.

The legal position is defined in The Wantage Code of Ethelred II (of ca 990 AD)

The Law states "No-one shall have juridistiction over a King`s Thane (cynges þegen) except the king.".

The legal effect is somewhat similar to a paragraph in the modern Norwegian Constitution § 37

Present day[]

The special legal disposition was chosen as the House of Rosensverd are direct descendants of king Haakon V

and as such remain claimants to the Norwegian Throne themselves.

Manors and Crown Estates[]

The House of Rosensverd previously owned amongst others Hafslund Manor, Fosser Manor as well as Elingaard Crown Estate.The members of the familily presently reside in particular in the Eastern parts of Norway.

Elingård 2017
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Hafslund main manor

Coats of Arms[]

A variety of Coats of Arms has and is used by members of the family, mostly combining swords and roses.

Prince GABRIEL of ROSENSVERD of The North Sea Empire T2020 Jubileum Standard Arms.jpg

References[]

  1. ^ "Rosensverdslektens forfedre" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  2. ^ Hansen, Bent Billing; Hansen, Vidar Billing (1990). Rosensverdslektens forfedre (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: B.B. Hansen. OCLC 866271168.
  3. ^ a b , Wikipedia, 2022-01-17, retrieved 2022-01-22
  4. ^ "Charlemagne | Biography, Accomplishments, Children, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  5. ^ "Nasjonalbiblioteket". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  6. ^ "Ansprache Seiner Heiligkeit Papst Benedikt XVI. im Deutschen Bundestag", Religion – Macht – Freiheit, Peter Lang, retrieved 2022-01-22
  7. ^ "Order and chivalry: knighthood and citizenship in late medieval Castile". Choice Reviews Online. 48 (11): 48–6529-48-6529. 2011-07-01. doi:10.5860/choice.48-6529. ISSN 0009-4978.
  8. ^ "Encyclopedia". JAMA. 279 (17): 1409. 1998-05-06. doi:10.1001/jama.279.17.1409-jbk0506-6-1. ISSN 0098-7484.

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