Leijonhufvud (

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as Lewenhaupt, literally "Lionhead") is the name of a

Swedish noble The Swedish nobility (, or , ) has historically been a legally or socially privileged class in Sweden, and part of the so-called ''frälse'' (a derivation from Old Swedish meaning ''free neck''). The archaic term for nobility, ''frälse'', also ...

family, from which some of the family members were granted baronial title. The baronial branch was 1568 granted the status of counts, and changed their family name to Lewenhaupt. There are still living members of both the branch of the family belonging to the lower nobility and the baronial one.

Notable members

* Peter Leijonhufvud (1717–1789), Swedish Baron, Officer * Gabriel Leijonhufvud the Elder (1755–1826), Swedish Baron, Officer,

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* Gabriel Leijonhufvud the Younger (1812–1897), Swedish Baron, Officer, diplomat *

Axel Leijonhufvud Axel Leijonhufvud (6 September 1933 – 2 May 2022)
of the original. was a Swedi ...

(1933–2022), Swedish economist *

Ebba Leijonhufvud Ebba Mauritzdotter Leijonhufvud, also called Ebba Mauritzdotter Lewenhaupt (1595 – 25 January 1654), Countess of Raseborg, Lady of Käggleholm, Eksjöhovgård and Tullgarn, was a Swedish noble and courtier and member of the Leijonhufvud famil ...

, (1595–1654), Swedish noble, Countess of Raseborg * Johan Leijonhufvud (born 1971), Swedish jazz guitarist * Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516–1551), Queen of Sweden *

Martha Leijonhufvud Martha Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud (24 December 1520 in Ödeby Lillkyrka, Ekeberg, Närke – 15 January 1584 in Stegeholm), known as (), was a politically active Swedish noblewoman. She was the sister of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and sister-in-l ...

(1520–1584), Swedish noble * Sigrid Leijonhufvud (1862–1937), Swedish author and historian {{DEFAULTSORT:Leijonhufvud Swedish-language surnames Leijonhufvud family Swedish noble families