Gedda is a Swedish noble family with Gude Axelsen Giedde (1510–1590) as earliest attested primogenitor. Georg Gedda was ennobled (n. 2168) by King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden in 1797.[1]

Gedda
Coat of arms of the Gedda family
Parent housePossibly Gädda [sv]
Current region Sweden
Earlier spellingsGiedde
Place of originBaahuslen, Norway (while by tradition Trondheim, Norway)
FounderGude Axelsen Giedde (1510–1590)
Distinctions1797 (1797): Georg Gedda was ennobled (n. 2168) by King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

Speculations of whether Gude Axelsen Giedde was the great-grandson of Erengisle Gädda [sv] of the Swedish noble Gädda [sv] family from Småland remain unattested. In any case, he became the asserted primogenitor of the Gedda family ennobled in 1791.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gedda nr 2168 - Adelsvapen-Wiki".

Bibliography

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  • Gedda, Torsten: Släkten Gedda från Bohuslän, Strokirks Bokindustri, Skövde (1953)