Gedda
Gedda is a Swedish family with Gude Axelsen Giedde (1510-1590) as earliest attested primogenitor. Georg Gedda was ennobled (n:o 2168) by King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden in 1797.[1]
| Gedda | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Gedda. | |
| Parent house | Possibly sv:Gäddaätten |
| Current region |  Sweden |
| Earlier spellings | Giedde |
| Place of origin | Bohuslän, Norway; while originally Trondheim, by tradition |
| Founder | Gude Axelsen Giedde (1510-1590) |
| Distinctions | 1797: Georg Gedda was ennobled (n:o 2168) by King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden |
Speculations of whether Gude Axelsen Giedde was the great-grandson of sv:Erengisle Gädda of the Swedish noble family Gädda from Småland, Sweden, remain unattested. In any case, he became the asserted primogenitor of the Gedda family ennobled in 1791.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Gedda, Torsten: Släkten Gedda från Bohuslän, Strokirks Bokindustri, Skövde (1953)
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