More Nobility in the Family

If you are a descendant of  Catherine Lundblad Linn, you are of noble descent through the Bonde and Natt noble lines.

The eldest Bonde I have found is Gustaf Carl Bonde, born in Finland and died in Germany. His wife, Anna Christina Natt was born in Sweden in 1630 and died in Sweden in 1692. When you think about our Swedish ancestors, you probably don't consider that some may have been from Finland, Germany, or other countries, but depending on the time we are considering, Sweden was a military powerhouse, holding control over many countries. In addition, some Swedish nobility or military leaders were put in charge of various captured areas. Thus, we see an occasional ancestor having been born, died, or resided in another country and even marrying and having children who would show as German or Finnish.

The name Bonde actually means "farmer" in Swedish. But the Bonde name is #20 on the list of Swedish Noble families. 

Natt och Dag translates to "night and day" and the Natt noble family is #23 on the list, another old noble family in Sweden.

Swedish Noble Families

Gustaf Bonde was a member of the Spanga Kyrka (church) in Stockholm. It is part of the Spanga-Kista Parish in the Diocese of Stockholm. The oldest section of the church is from the late 12th century, but it has been added to and reconstructed over the centuries.

Baron Gustaf Bonde was the owner of the nearby Hasselby Palace and was a large donor to the Spanga Kyrka. After his death, a chancel tomb designed by the architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, was added onto the church in which Bonde and his descendants are buried. 

Gustaf Bonde was a Friherre och riksskattmastare (Baron and the National Treasurer). 

The first shield above is for the House of Bonde. The second shield at the bottom is from the Family Natt och Dag (night and day). I've never seen such plain family shields or emblems, have you?  The yellow and blue separate the night from the day; the peacock feathers are the one bright, interesting part of the Bonde shield. The two photos are of Gustaf Bonde and the Hassleby Palace in Stockholm. 

The Bonde and Natt families above, Gustaf Bonde and Anna Christina Natt, are the STEP second grandparents of my fourth great grandfather, Anders Amundsson. This is all on the Linn side.

I'm not sure I'd go back to Stockholm and knock on the door of Hassleby Palace and tell the occupants that I'm a Bonde, entitled to some royal advantages. But I do think it's fun to think about the very wealthy and well-connected ancestors we have as part of our total ancestry.