Countship of Brahesminde

The Countship of Brahesminde (Danish: Grevskabet Brahesminde) was a Danish countship created 9 May 1798 for privy councilor and chamberlain Preben Bille-Brahe of Hvedholm, Damsbo, Stensgård and Østrupgård. The county was dissolved by abolition of the lens system (Lensafløsningen) in 1928.

Counts

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the count of Bille-Brahe consisted of a divided in four quadrants, the first and fourth of which have vertical stripes in red and white, while the second and third quadrants contain a yellow lily on a blue field. The helm situated above the crest was a horned helmet alternatively in red and white, crowned by a raven. The coat of arms of the later counts of Bille-Brahe-Selby combined the Bille-Brahe arms with the arms of the baron Selby by adding the baron's helmet figure to its center.

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Hof- og Statskalenderen for Kongeriget Danmark.
  2. ↑ Christensen, Tommy P (20 September 2023). "Brahesminde i Den Store Danske, Gyldendal".
  3. ↑ Thiset and Wittrup (1910). Dansk Vaabenbog Nyt dansk Adelsleksikon. Copenhagen: V. Tryde. p. 555.