Wingård
Coat of arms of Wingård
Earlier spellingsDanish: Wingaard
German: Wyngarthener
Place of originHoly Roman Empire
Denmark
Sweden

The Wingård family (Danish: Wingaard, German: Wyngarthener), is a Danish-Swedish family of German origin from Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire.[1]

History

Hans Wyngarthener (circa 1500–1559) emigrated and settled the first printing press in Denmark in the 16th century. His great-grandson Anders Nielsen Wingaard (circa 1600–1649) relocated to Sweden as the fourth Lutheran Vicar in Krokstad parish, Diocese of Gothenburg, in Bohuslän.[2] His great-great-great-grandson Carl Fredrik was ennobled af Wingård (n:o 2159) in 1799 on the merits of his father[3] during the reign of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden.[4]

Notable members

References

  1. "Wingård och af Wingård (Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon)". Runeberg.org. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. Västsvensk genealogi och personhistoria, redaktör Leif Påhlsson, [tryckt med bidrag av Herbert & Karin Jacobssons Stiftelse], utgiven av Västra Sveriges genealogiska förening till dess 25-årsjubileum den 30 oktober 1971, Göteborg 1971, s. 213.
  3. "Wingård, Johan - Svenska Akademien". Svenskaakademien.se. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  4. "Af Wingård nr 2159 - Adelsvapen-Wiki". Adelsvapen.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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