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Per Brahe the Elder

Swedish noble (1520-1590)
Person Human Q1357329
Per Brahe the Elder
Attributed to Johan Baptista van Uther · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
1520
Date of death
September 1, 1590
Place of birth
Barva parish
Place of death
Stora Sundby Castle
Country of citizenship
Sweden[18]
Occupation
politician, diplomat
Position held
Riksråd, knight, High-Bailiff[19][20][21]
Notable work
Gamble Grefwe Peer Brahes/ Fordom Sweriges Rijkes Drotzetz/ Oeconomia, Eller Huuszholdz-Book/ För ungt Adels-folck. Skrifwin Anno 1581[22]
Father
Joakim Brahe[8]
Mother
Margareta Eriksdotter Vasa[9]
Spouse
Beata Stenbock[10]
Child
Sigrid Brahe, Gustaf Brahe, Margareta Brahe, Abraham Brahe, Magnus Brahe, Erik Brahe, Ebba Brahe[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Sibling
Johann IV. von Hoya, Mauritz Brahe, Öllegård Brahe, Brita Joakimsdotter[30][31][32][33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish[28]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor, D.1[26][27]
Given name
Per[25]
Name in native language
Per Brahe der Ältere[29]
Noble title
count[24]
Place of burial
Östra Ryds Church[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Per Brahe the Elder cs Petr Brahe starší da Per Brahe den ældre de Per Brahe der Ältere es Per Brahe el Viejo fi Per Brahe fi Per Brahe vanhempi fi Pietari Brahe vanhempi hu id. Per Brahe it Per Brahe il Vecchio nl Per Brahe nl Per Brahe de Oude pl Per Brahe Starszy ru Пер Браге Старший sv Brahe, Per 1 sv Peder Joakimsson Brahe sv Per Brahe d. ä. sv Per Brahe d.ä. sv Per Brahe dä sv Per Brahe den äldre
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000058884620
VIAF cluster ID
63093160
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88085362
GND ID
137917570
Alvin ID
alvin-person:59891
BIBSYS ID
90900597
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
165247810
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01408648
DDB person (GND) ID
137917570
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
137917570
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography ID
18053
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
137917570
Show all 39 identifiers +27
FAST ID
1963078
Freebase ID
/m/06s7w0
Genealogics.org person ID
I00030919
Geni profile ID
6000000002410580955
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Per_Brahe_-_svensk_greve_og_riksråd
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1881050
IdRef ID
084006463
Lex ID
Per_Brahe_d.æ.
Libris-URI
pm1352m732vs29q
NE.se ID
per-brahe-(1520-90)
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/B7A59E5C-6A30-474C-85C4-7EF52D40A91C
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
6094
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3880254
Open Library ID
OL1987008A
Prabook ID
2182925
Rodovid ID
1266775
Runeberg author ID
braheper
SELIBR ID
238867
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
psb.8043.5
Swedish Literature Bank Author ID
BrahePaldre, BrahePäldre
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/4270
Swedish Portrait Archive ID
sj9PGLAlnmUAAAAAAB5BSw
The Peerage person ID
p13889.htm#i138883
WeRelate person ID
Per_Brahe_the_Elder_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Brahe-15
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhmQYCd3vHdGfgj8GttKd
Yale LUX ID
person/3134910e-676f-40c2-8b16-ec3178c24601

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🔗 Connections
Position held 3
knight, High-Bailiff, Riksråd
Occupation 2
politician, diplomat
Child 1
Magnus Brahe
Children (paternal) 1
Magnus Brahe
Country of citizenship 1
Sweden
Described by source 1
Nordisk familjebok
Given name 1
Per
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Swedish
Mother 1
Margareta Eriksdotter Vasa
Noble title 1
count
Parent of 1
Margareta Eriksdotter Vasa
Place of death 1
Stora Sundby Castle
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Johann IV. von Hoya
Siblings 1
Johann IV. von Hoya
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Summary

Per Brahe the Elder was born in 1520[1] in Barva parish[2]. He died on September 1, 1590[3], in Stora Sundby Castle[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and diplomat[6].

FAQs

Where was Per Brahe the Elder born?

Per Brahe the Elder was born in Barva parish[2].

Where did Per Brahe the Elder die?

Per Brahe the Elder passed away in Stora Sundby Castle[4].

Who were Per Brahe the Elder's parents?

Per Brahe the Elder's father was Joakim Brahe[8]. Per Brahe the Elder's mother was Margareta Eriksdotter Vasa[9].

Who was Per Brahe the Elder married to?

Per Brahe the Elder's spouses include Beata Stenbock[10].

What did Per Brahe the Elder do for work?

Per Brahe the Elder worked as a politician[5] and diplomat[6].

Related Entities

Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor, D.1. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 137917570
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 137917570, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  2. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Gamble Grefwe Peer Brahes/ Fordom Sweriges Rijkes Drotzetz/
    Place of birth → Barva parish
    Occupation → politician, diplomat
    Father → Joakim Brahe
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30844: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (2)"
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