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- Brahe may also refer to the German name of the
Brda river in Poland.
Brahe (originally Bragde) is the name of a Scanian noble family that was influential in both Danish and Swedish history but has its family roots in Swedish origin. The first member of the family is speculated to have been Verner Braghde from Halland.[1] Better documented is Peder Braghe to Gyllebo who appears in late 14th century records. He fathered two sons, Axel and Thorkild. What later became the Danish branch descended from Axel and what later became the Swedish, descended from Thorkild's daughter.[1]
Per Brahe was in 1561 granted dignity as a count by Eric XIV of Sweden and in 1620 was the family introduced on the Swedish Riddarhuset (House of Knights) as the first counts. The family died out in 1930, after which the foremost comital family became Lewenhaupt.
The Danish family
- Jørgen Thygesen Brahe (1515-1565): holder of a Seignory
- Otte Brahe (1517-1571): nobleman, governor and member of the Rigsraad
- Tycho Brahe (1546-1601): nobleman, astronomer, astrologer and alchemist
- Jørgen Ottesen Brahe (1553-1601): holder of a Seignory
- Sophia Brahe (1556-1643): horticulturalist, healer, historian and astronomer
The Swedish family
- Per Brahe the Elder (1520-1590): statesman
- Erik Brahe (1552-1614)
- Gustaf Brahe (1558-1615), riksrad of Sweden -loyal to king Sigismund- and later, Polish general.
- Magnus Brahe (1564-1633)
- Ebba Brahe (1596-1674): lady-in-waiting and mistress of future king Gustavus Adolphus, wife of Jakob De la Gardie
- Abraham Brahe (1577-1650)
- Per Brahe the Younger (1602-1680): soldier and statesman
- Nils Brahe (1604-1632): general in the Swedish army
- Nils Brahe (1633-1699)
- Erik Brahe (1722-1756)
- Magnus Fredrik Brahe (1756-1826),
- Magnus Brahe (1790-1844): statesman and soldier
References
- ^ a b Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entry "Brahe", 2004. (Danish)
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