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