Peder Mikaelsson (1560-1610)
He was the governor of Borgholm Castle. Eventually, he fought on behalf of King Sigismund in 1598. Shortly before his name change, Peder would own land in two modern-day municipalities.
Peder Hammarskjöld (1610-1646)
| Old Name | Change | Cognomen | New Name | Etymology |
| Peder | – | Peder | “rock” [Greek] | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| Mikaelsson | knighted after serving as Governor of a castle | Hammarskjöld | “hammer shield” [Swedish] |
Peder would become knighted in 1610 with the name Hammarskjöld, perhaps pertaining to his life in warfare and castle defense. The Hammarskjöld family would become listed as nobility in the House of Nobility with the number 135.
Sources
- [Johan] Gabriel Anrep, “Adel ätten [ Noble family of ] Hammarsköld, N:o 135“, Svenska adelns Ättar-taflor [ Pedigree Tables of the Swedish Nobility ], Volume 2 (Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söner, 1861), pages 191–195
- “Hammarskjöld family.” Wikipedia.
- Svenskt biografiskt lexikon [ Swedish Biographical Dictionary ]