Ointroducerad Adels Förening
Ointroducerad Adels Förening is an association of noble families living in Sweden, that have not been "introduced" at the Swedish House of Nobility. Most of them are foreign nobles (meaning they are Swedish citizens, but that their families have been ennobled by or considered noble in foreign countries), but some have been ennobled by the Swedish monarch as well, but never been "introduced". In Swedish these families are known as ointroducerad adel ("non-introduced nobility"), as opposed to introducerad adel ("introduced nobility"), i.e. the families that were introduced at the House of Nobility when it was a public body (until 2003). Hence, the concept of "non-introduced" nobility is slightly different from the concept of foreign nobility.
The association was founded in 1917 as Sveriges Ointroducerade Adels Förening, and changed its name to Ointroducerad Adels Förening in 1933. The association accepts as members families who can prove that they (their male-line ancestors) have been considered (hereditary) nobles in any European country, including Swedes that have been ennobled by foreign countries. The association has published an almanach of "non-introduced" nobility since 1917. The first almanach of "non-introduced" nobility was started in 1886.
As of 2010, the association comprised 99 living families and around 450 individuals. Notably, the association includes branches of the House of Bernadotte. Several members of the House of Bernadotte lost their Swedish royal titles upon marrying non-royals, and were granted foreign noble titles by Luxembourg and Belgium starting in 1892. For several years, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg served as chairman of the association.
Chairmen
- Colonel Claes Grill 1917-1919
- Colonel Adolf Murray 1919-1931
- Lieutenant General Henri de Champs 1931-1937
- Major General Rickman von der Lanken 1937-1948
- Count Carl Bernadotte af Wisborg 1948-1963
- Chamberlain Johan Treschow 1963-1976
- Colonel Gilbert Murray 1976-1987
- Colonel Hans von Schreeb 1987-1995
- Director Ulf von Roth 1995-2000
- Docent Peter af Trampe 2000-
Honorary members
- Carl, Prince Bernadotte 1945
- Captain Tage von Gerber 1960
- Chamberlain Gustaf Murray 1960
- Count Carl Bernadotte af Wisborg 1963
- Chamberlain Johan Treschow 1976
- Colonel Gilbert Murray 1987
- Colonel Hans von Schreeb 1996
- Dr. Lars Wikström 2007
External links
sv:Ointroducerad adels förening