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His trajectory may have been unconventional, but Anders Otto Påhlman proved time and again that he could step up for others and make the best of life’s challenges.
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Jörgen Pålman, f. 1597, kapten
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Standing, full figure, phase right. Right hand at side, cane and hat in left hand. Red sweater with skirt and trousers with silver galleons, lace collar. Pink armband, sword, red socks, black shoes. Inscription at top right: "CAPITIN JORGEN POLMAN NATVS ANNO
Alongside an illustrious military career that culminated as a decorated colonel, Adolf Fredrik Påhlman was a sympathetic, devout man who lived a well-rounded life.
With his new book, Göran Mörner hopes that people will finally know what their Coat of Arms should look like. “I realized that there had been a great misconception of the objects and colors in some Coats of Arms. These letter patents hadn’t been shown to the public in 350 years.”
In the early 17th century, an agitated Jürgen Polman penned a desperate letter to Axel Oxenstierna, the Lord High Chancellor of Sweden, appealing to him and the King for help in a matter regarding his land in Finland.
We are proud to announce our first-ever physical acquisition, a collection of 18th and 17th-century manuscripts related to the Pohlmann family from Hille, where the family originated. This collection is not just an addition to our archives, but a tangible link to the very roots of the family tree.
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