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Hierta family

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Hierta
Hjerta
Finnish-Swedish-Russian noble family
Arms of the Hierta family
CountrySweden, Finland and Russia
Place of originVästergötland, Sweden
MembersLars Johan Hierta

The Hierta family (Swedish: [ˈjæ̂ʈːa], lit. "Heart"; Russian: Гиерта, romanized: Gierta; ), also Hjerta and Järta[1] is a Swedish-Finnish-Russian noble familyuradel – of Swedish origin. The Finnish branch of the Hierta family was naturalized as a Finnish noble family, in what was then the Grand Duchy of Finland, at the Finnish house of nobility in 1818.[2]

Notable members

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References

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  1. ^ "Hierta, släkter - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. ^ "Hierta :Riddarhuset". www.riddarhuset.se. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2022-02-16.