Apotek i Sverige 1500-1921 Syftet med detta projekt är att för släktforskare göra tillgängligt apotekare med familjer, som drivit apotek i Sverige. Profilerna måste därför vara offentliga. "Först på slutet af 1500-talet började apotek att anläggas i Sverige. De förste apotekarna voro i allmänhet tyskar och anlitades äfven såsom läkare. Mäster Lukas antogs af Gustaf I omkring 1552 att hålla a...
During 1808-1917, in a time spanning a little more than 100 years, after the Finnish War and until the Independence of Finland in 1917, Finland was an autonomous Grand Duchy of Russia .======During this era, according to The National Biography of Finland , some 500 Finns who rose to the ranks of General or Admiral in the Imperial Russian Army are listed.======This project is dedicated to those ...
Hässleholm, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Hässleholm , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project is a ...
Scania, Sweden====Scania, known in Scandinavia as Skåne is the southernmost province of Sweden. Within Scania, there are 33 municipalities that are autonomous within the Scania Regional Council. Scania's largest city is Malmö, which is also the third largest in Sweden, as well as the fifth largest in Scandinavia.=== To the north, Scania borders the provinces of Halland and Småland, to the north...
Vaggeryd Municipality Vaggeryd Municipality ( Vaggeryds kommun ) is a municipality in Jönköping County in southern Sweden. The town Skillingaryd is together with Vaggeryd the seat of the municipality. Most of the municipal administration is, however, placed in Skillingaryd. The present municipality was created in 1971, when the two market towns Skillingaryd and Vaggeryd were amalgamated with ...
Start 8.4.2018.Under construction Eskilstuna (Swedish pronunciation: [%C2%B2%C9%9Bsk%C9%AAls%CB%8Ct%CA%89%CB%90na]%29 is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. Borås I Göteborg I Eskilstuna I Kalmar I Sundswall I Södertälje I Visby I Västerås I
Heby Municipality Heby Municipality ( Heby kommun ) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. The municipality seat is located in the town of Heby . The first municipality with the name Heby was created in 1952, during the first of the two nationwide municipal reforms in Sweden, through the amalgamation of three original units in Västmanland County . The name was taken from ...
Tierp Municipality Tierp Municipality ( Tierps kommun ) is a municipality in Uppsala County in province of Uppland , east central Sweden. The municipality seat is located in the town of Tierp . At the end of 2021 the population in the municipality was 21,485. Besides Tierp , other urban concentrations in the municipality include Karlholmsbruk , Killskär , Månkarbo , Mehedeby , Örbyhus , Skärp...
Ale kommun ligger sedan 1998 i Västra Götalands län på den östra sidan av Göta älv. Förut låg kommunen i Älvsborgs län. Ale kommun omfattar huvuddelen av det gamla Ale härad (utom Sankt Peder , Ale-Skövde och Östads socken ) och de fem socknarna Hålanda , Kilanda , Nödinge , Skepplanda och Starrkärr . År 1862 bildade ovan nämnda socknar fem kommuner. Vid storkommunreformen 1952 bildade Hålan...
Hats' Russian War (1741-1743) The Russo-Swedish War of 1741-1743 was instigated by the Hats , a Swedish political party that aspired to regain the territories lost to Russia during the Great Northern War , and by French diplomacy, which sought to divert Russia's attention from supporting its long-standing ally, the Habsburg monarchy , in the War of the Austrian Succession . Swedish preparations...
Hedemora, Dalecarlia, Sweden This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Hedemora , Sweden. Everybody interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. You should also conside...
Great Northern War==== The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Saxony – Poland–Lithuania . Frederick IV...
Västergötland Cavalry Regiment The Västergötland Cavalry Regiment (Swedish: Västgöta kavalleriregemente ) was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was reorganized into an infantry regiment in 1811. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Västergötland. History The regiment has its origins in fänikor ( companies ) raised in V...
The Queen Dowager's Life Regiment The Queen Dowager's Life Regiment was a Swedish infantry regiment that operated from 1742 to 1808. In the beginning, the regiment operated under various names, typically under the name of the commander of the regiment. Following the support of the regiment to the coup d'état by Gustaf III in 1772, the regiment was awarded with the title of The Queen Dowager's ...
Add members of Sweden's noble families to this project. You can visit HistoryLink to find out which projects include your ancestors. The Swedish nobility is organized into three classes according to a system introduced in 1626:* Lords (Swedish: Herreklassen ), comprising counts ( greve ) and barons ( friherre , baron ), two titles introduced in 1561 by Erik XIV* Knights (Swedish: Riddarklassen ...
Dalarna Regiment The Dalarna Regiment (Swedish: Dalregementet ), designations I 13 and I 13/Fo 53 , was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Dalarna , where it was later garrisoned. The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2...
Västgötadals l. Västgöta-Dals regemente Västgöta-Dals regemente (№ 16) var ett infanteriförband inom svenska armén som verkade i olika former åren 1624-1901. Förbandsledningen var förlagd i Vänersborgs garnison i Grunnebo hed . Historia Regementet har sitt ursprung i de fänikor som sattes upp på 1500-talet i Västergötland och Dalsland. År 1615 organiserades dessa enheter till Västergötlands sto...
This project is to sort out Bure family tree from its earliest known roots up to about 1800 . Only persons born before 1800 ! Endast personer födda före 1800 !! Bure family Bure family is since the 1600s a collective term for families of male or female line descended from a family that comes from Bure in Skelleftea - Sweden, current Bureå. Descendants of Bure The family is usually called B...
Return to Lands of Sweden Project Blekinge, Sweden Blekinge is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden, situated in the south of the country. It borders Småland, Scania and the Baltic Sea. It is the country's second-smallest province by area (only Öland is smaller), and the smallest province located on the mainland. The name "Blekinge" comes from the adjective bleke, which corresponds to...
Strängnäs Municipality= This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Strängnäs , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. You might also want to ...
Flen, Södermanland, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Flen , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. You might also want to c...
Södertälje Municipality= This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Södertälje , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. You might also want t...
Råneå Locality Project =Genealogy project for Råneå, Sweden.== Råneå village projects ==No village projects yet.== Regional Locality Projects == Finnmark: Alta I Berlevåg I Båtsfjord I Gamvik I Hammerfest I Hasvik I Karasjok I Kautokeino I Kvalsund I Lebesby I Loppa I Måsøy I Nesseby I Nordkapp I Nord-Varanger I Polmak I Porsanger I Sør-Varanger I Sørøysund I Talvik I Tana I Vadsø I Vardø Kola ...
Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790) The Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790 , known as Gustav III's Russian War in Sweden, Gustav III's War in Finland and Catherine II's Swedish War in Russia, was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. Background The conflict was initiated by King Gustav III of Sweden for domestic political reasons. Despite having established himself as an autocra...
Lidköping, Västra Götaland, Sweden This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Lidköping , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This proj...