Frumerie

Frumerie is a Swedish family name rather than a commercial consumer brand or operating company. The family’s documented Swedish history begins with Martin Frumerie, who originated in southern Belgium, in Hainaut, and travelled from Leiden to Sweden in 1635 with Louis de Geer. Martin signed a contract on 19 July 1635 to serve as schoolteacher and Reformed preacher at the Finspång ironworks. Because he used the spelling Frumerie when signing the agreement, that form is regarded as the standard spelling by the Swedish branch of the family. The family became established in Sweden through several branches connected with administration, industry, the military, the arts and public life. Martin’s son David Frumerie was a painter and gilder associated with Drottningholm Palace. Another son, Josua Frumerie, became the father of Caleb Frumerie, a military officer who served with Charles XII and was ennobled as de Frumerie in 1718. A third brother, Jean, also known as Johan Frumerie, held municipal and administrative offices in Örebro County, became mayor of Nora, represented the town at the Riksdag and acquired a substantial interest in Vedevågs forge. Subsequent generations included legal officials, mining administrators, military officers, maritime professionals and artists. The family’s cultural profile became especially visible in the eighteenth through twentieth centuries. Members included the engraver and lithographer Mauritz Frumerie; sculptor Agnes de Frumerie, born Agnes Kjellberg; architect Gustaf de Frumerie; composer and pianist Gunnar de Frumerie; pianist and piano educator Ragnhild Maria de Frumerie; cellist Carin de Frumerie-Luthander; and opera singer and painter Ossian Frumerie. Some branches adopted or used the ennobled form de Frumerie, while other descendants retained Frumerie. The family also developed overseas branches. Two great-grandsons of Adolf Fredrik Frumerie emigrated to the United States during the 1870s and 1880s, and one American branch later became established in Canada. The name is additionally associated by family relationship with prominent singers Anne Sofie von Otter and Nina Stemme. Frumerie has no documented product portfolio, corporate headquarters, public listing, commercial parent, or brand-management structure in the supplied reference material. It is therefore best classified as a historical family-name entity, with significance arising from genealogy and the achievements of its members rather than from goods, services or marketing activity.

The Frumerie family traces its origins to southern Belgium, specifically the province of Hainaut. The family’s Swedish branch is conventionally dated from the arrival of Martin Frumerie in 1635. Martin travelled from Leiden to Sweden in the company of Louis de Geer and entered into an agreement on 19 July of that year to work as a schoolteacher and Reformed preacher at the Finspång forge. Historical records show several forms of his name, including Framerie, de Framerie, de la Framerie, Delaframerie and Fremery. Martin’s own signature used Frumerie, which is why that spelling is treated as authoritative within the Swedish family tradition. Martin’s descendants became involved in several areas of Swedish society. His son David Frumerie, born in 1641, worked as a painter and gilder at Drottningholm Palace before his death in 1677. David’s brothers also established important branches. Josua Frumerie became the father of Caleb Frumerie, a colonel and chief of the Kalmar Regiment. Caleb accompanied Charles XII during campaigns that included the period at Bender and the Battle of Poltava, and he was knighted as de Frumerie in 1718. Jean, or Johan, Frumerie served as bailiff in Nora fögderi in Örebro County from 1668 to 1676. He became mayor of Nora in 1681 and represented the town at the Riksdag. By 1675, he had acquired ownership of most of Vedevågs forge in the Linde area. His marriage to Sara Pemer produced two adult sons, Per and Johan, whose descendants formed further family lines. Per became a district attorney in Örebro County. Through Per’s line, a later Per Frumerie, born in 1717, became the ancestor of half-brothers Adolf Fredrik Frumerie and Carl Gustaf Frumerie. The family’s later history extended into law, mining administration, the armed forces and the arts. Johan Frumerie, who died in 1709, served as a mountain bailiff in Nora bergslag. His son became an Admiralty secretary in Karlskrona, while a later descendant, Mauritz Frumerie, became an engraver and lithographer. Another branch produced Lieutenant Per Frumerie, whose descendants included architect Gustaf de Frumerie. Gustaf’s children included pianist and piano educator Ragnhild Maria de Frumerie, composer and pianist Gunnar de Frumerie, and cellist Carin de Frumerie-Luthander. Gustaf de Frumerie’s wife, Agnes de Frumerie, née Kjellberg, was a sculptor whose work contributed to the family’s artistic prominence. Other relatives and name-bearers included Ossian Frumerie, who worked as an opera singer and painter. In some cases the Frumerie name was adopted by descendants of a niece of Gustaf’s father, so not every later bearer necessarily belonged to the same direct male line. International branches emerged when two great-grandsons of Adolf Fredrik Frumerie emigrated to the United States in the 1870s and 1880s. One of these branches subsequently became associated with Canada. The broader network of relatives also includes the mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and dramatic soprano Nina Stemme. A notable genealogical feature reported for the Swedish line is the exceptionally long documented span between Per Frumerie, born in 1717, and Gustaf de Frumerie, who died in 1936: 219 years and four days across three generations. This is presented as the longest known such three-generation span in Sweden in the referenced account. The family therefore occupies a place in Swedish historical and cultural genealogy, but the available material does not describe Frumerie as a business, product brand or organized commercial enterprise.

• 1908

  Birth of Gunnar de Frumerie

  [1]Frumerieen.wikipedia.org

  Gunnar de Frumerie was born and became a composer and pianist.

• 1870

  Overseas branches begin to develop

  [1]Frumerieen.wikipedia.org

  Great-grandsons of Adolf Fredrik Frumerie began emigrating to the United States during the 1870s and 1880s, creating American and later Canadian family branches.

• 1869

  Birth of Agnes de Frumerie

  [1]Frumerieen.wikipedia.org

  Agnes de Frumerie, née Kjellberg, was born and later became a sculptor.

• 1775

  Birth of Mauritz Frumerie

  [1]Frumerieen.wikipedia.org

  Mauritz Frumerie was born; he later became known as an engraver and lithographer.

• 1718

  Caleb Frumerie is knighted

  [1]Frumerieen.wikipedia.org

  Colonel Caleb Frumerie, who had followed Charles XII during his military campaigns, was ennobled as de Frumerie.

• 1681

  Jean Frumerie becomes mayor of Nora

  [1]Frumerieen.wikipedia.org

  Jean, or Johan, Frumerie became mayor of Nora after earlier serving as a bailiff in Örebro County and later represented the town at the Riksdag.

• 1641

  Birth of David Frumerie

  [1]Frumerieen.wikipedia.org

  David Frumerie was born and later became a painter and gilder working at Drottningholm Palace.

• 1635

  Martin Frumerie arrives in Sweden

  [1]Frumerieen.wikipedia.org

  Martin Frumerie travelled from Leiden to Sweden with Louis de Geer and signed an agreement to serve as schoolteacher and Reformed preacher at the Finspång forge.

A historical Swedish family name with Belgian origins and notable branches in the military, administration, industry, visual arts, architecture and music.

1. 1Frumerieen.wikipedia.org