The Linroth family, also known as Linderoth family, was a

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noble family, that rose to prominence with Elias Linroth. The family was elevated to noble rank in the

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. Its grants of arms is preserved at the House of Nobility, following its dissolution.

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The earliest known member of the Linroth family, Laurentius Theodori, served as a

vicar A vicar (; Latin: '' vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pr ...

. His son,

ironmaster An ironmaster is the manager, and usually owner, of a forge or blast furnace for the processing of iron. It is a term mainly associated with the period of the Industrial Revolution, especially in Great Britain. The ironmaster was usually a larg ...

Elias, took the name Linroth. The Linroth family established itself as a family managing ironworks in the historical province of

Värmland Värmland () also known as Wermeland, is a ''landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are ...

during the 17th and 18th centuries. Elias Linrot acquired the Alkvettern and Lanfors Ironworks', and in 1691, his children were ennobled, following a request by the latter's sons. Members of the Linroth family were in the 17th century living in

, where they managed ironworks in Bjurtjärn and Lungsund '' sockens'', in present-day

Storfors Municipality Storfors Municipality (''Storfors kommun'') is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Storfors, which has approximately 2,500 inhabitants. The first local government unit named Storfors was ...

. A Linroth-

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is preserved at the

Bjurtjärn Church The Bjurtjärn Church ( sv, Bjurtjärns kyrka) is a church building in Bjurtjärn, Storfors Municipality, Sweden. Belonging to the Church of Sweden, the church was inaugurated in 1643. The church resembles the look of the Karlskoga Church, with i ...

, and the current municipal coat of arms of Storfors was influenced by its design. The family has also donated various items to the church, where the Linroth- burial vault was built in the 1730s.

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External links

Linroth family at adelsvapen.se
Swedish noble families

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