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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 ...
Great Northern War 1700-1721. Prisoners of war and their descendants in Russia. There were many non-ethnic Swedes. From the Baltic States, Ingermanlandia (Kexholm, Vyborg, Narva, Noteburg (Oreshka), Nyenskans). Joining projects: in the project page, click "Actions" > "Join project". This also includes Swedish soldiers who were captured in Poltava, Russian Empire during the great Northern wa...
Swedish celebrities with initial focus on the top 100 historical swedes. Myheritage free source "Famous People Throughout History" has 36791 profiles born in Sweden. Geneastar list of celebrities with known relatives
Notable Swedish Americans This project collects notable Swedish Americans, Including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Swedish American or must have references showing they are Swedish American and are notable. New Sweden settlers are captured in “related” projects,...
Äldre svenska frälsesläkter "svenskaregenter" "svenskadel" "Livrustkammaren" "Historiska personer i Sverige och Norden" 124 av dem är gamla frälsesläkter. Flera finns nog, men man får ta tag i dom efter hand. "Introducerad adel" Rekommendationer Observera att adelssuffix med namnformen "af" endast används för personer som i medeltida handlingar kallas så, som tex Niclis Pät...
Swedish descendants in Russia
The Polar Music Prize (Often called the Nobel Prize of Music ) is a Swedish international award founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson , best known as the manager of the Swedish band ABBA, with a donation to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The award is annually given to one contemporary musician and one classical musician. Exceptions were made in 2001, when it was awarded to three musicians (one ...
1918 Influenza Pandemic - Sweden Survivors="Please add to this project any profiles of those who suffered but survived the' Spanish Flu' pandemic of 1918 To participate in any project- you do need to first be a collaborator - so please join the project using the request link under "actions" at the top right of the page. Visit Geni Wikitext, Unicode and images which gives a great deal of assista...
Maine's Swedish Colony was founded in the 1870s in an effort to settle Northern Maine. Maine officials actively recruited several hundred immigrants from Sweden who came and formed the nucleus of a vibrant Swedish community. The first settlers, having arrived in Maine on July 23 of 1870, consisted of 22 men, 11 women, and 18 children, totaling 51 settlers. They settled lots in New Sweden and Wo...