The arms of House Bonde

The arms of comital branch, Bonde af Björnö

The House of Bonde is an ancient Swedish noble family. Today, two branches of the family survive, the barons of the House of Bonde which is number 20 in the Swedish House of Nobility and the counts of the House of Bonde af Björnö, number 41.

Bonde (Swedish, 'farmer', plural bönder)^[1] was also one of the four estates of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.

People

Prominent members and others bearing the name include:

• Tord Bonde (c. 1350s–1417), medieval Swedish magnate
• Charles VIII of Sweden (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 (1817–1899), Swedish courtier
• Jens-Peter Bonde (1948–2021), Danish politician
• Carl Bonde (1872–1957), Swedish Army officer, equerry
  • Carl C:son Bonde (1897–1990), Swedish Army officer
  • Thord Bonde (1900–1969), Swedish Army officer
• Gustaf Bonde (1911–1977), Swedish diplomat
• Oskar Bonde (born 1979), Swedish drummer
• Line Bonde (born 1979), Danish fighter pilot

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