The House of Bonde is along with the houses of

Bielke Bielke is the name of an ancient and powerful Swedish nobility, Swedish noble family, originally from Småland. History The family was first mentioned in the 13th century. It is the second-oldest such family still in existence after Natt och D ...

and

Natt och Dag Natt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Calvin Natt (born 1957), American basketball player in the National Basketball Association * Chris Natt (born 1952), Australian politician and Australian rules footballer * Kenny Natt ...

, one of the oldest surviving Swedish

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. The earliest attested nobleman who is known to have carried the name ''Bonde'' was Torer Bonde, who served as witness during the confirmation of a donation to the abbey at Vreta in either 1282 or 1286. However, the most conclusively proven ancestors of the house were the brothers Tord Bonde (Petersson) and Erengisle Petersson (Bonde), who lived in the early 1300s. Tord is attested to have been made a squire in 1310, then a

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in 1316 after which he joined the rebellion to oust King

Birger Magnusson Birger Magnusson (1280 – 31 May 1321) was King of Sweden from 1290 to 1318. His reign was marked by unrest and civil strife; he was imprisoned by his brothers Erik Magnusson (duke), Erik and Valdemar Magnusson, Valdemar following the "Håtuna g ...

from the throne. Tord was among the delegates sent to sue for peace with Birger once he fled to the court of his brother-in-law King Eric VI of

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. He was also present at the council of lords who sentenced the former king's son

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(not to be confused with the Swedish king

) to death. His brother Erengisle had a far less eventful life, the only thing that is known is that he was made

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in the year 1319 and remained as such until his death in 1350, and that the inheritance from him and his wife were split equally between his four children; the brothers Ragvald, Peter and Filip and their sister Ingeborg. Today, two branches of the family survive, both stem from the descendants of Erengisle. The

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s of the House of Bonde which is number 20 in the

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and the

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s of the House of Bonde af Björnö, number 41. Prominent members, bearing the name, include: *

Tord Bonde Lord Tord Röriksson, nicknamed Bonde, Lord of Penningby (born in the 1350s, died 21 March 1417, ''Toordh Bonde'' in his era's Old Swedish language; ''Tord Bonde'' in today Swedish) was a medieval Swedish magnate. Tord Bonde was born into the h ...

(c. 1350s–1417), medieval Swedish magnate *

Charles VIII of Sweden Karl Knutsson Bonde ( 1408–1470), also known as Charles VIII and called Charles I in Norwegian contexts, was King of Sweden (1448–1457, 1464–1465 and 1467–1470) and King of Norway (1449–1450). He rose in Swedish politics beca ...

(Karl Knutsson Bonde) ; 1408/1409–1470), King, Charles I of Norway * Magdalena of Sweden (1445–1495), Princess * Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667), Swedish statesman *

Wilhelmina Bonde Wilhelmina Sofia Charlotta "Mina" Bonde (; 10 July 1817 – 1899), was a Swedish countess and courtier. She served as överhovmästarinna to the Queen of Sweden, Louise of the Netherlands, from 1860 to 1869. She was also known as ''countess Minc ...

(1817–1899), Swedish courtier *

Carl Bonde Count Carl Gustaf Bonde af Björnö (28 April 1872 – 13 June 1957) was a Swedish Army officer, equerry and Equestrianism, horse rider who competed at the 1912 and 1928 Olympics. Military career Bonde was born in Stockholm, Sweden and was the s ...

(1872–1957), Swedish Army officer,

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** Carl C:son Bonde (1897–1990), Swedish Army officer **

Thord Bonde General Count Thord C:son (Carlsson) Bonde af Björnö (17March 1900 – 18October 1969) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include military commander of the VII Military District in 1955, commander of the III Military Dist ...

(1900–1969), Swedish Army officer * Gustaf Bonde (1911–1977), Swedish diplomat

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