page_title: Leijonhufvud
hierarchical_section_title: Leijonhufvud
caption_attribution_description: Svenska: Den adliga ätten Leijonhufvuds vapen
context_page_description: Leijonhufvud is the name of a distinguished Swedish noble family, from which some of the family members were granted baronial title. The baronet branch was 1568 granted count status, and changed their family name to Lewenhaupt. There are still living members of both the noble and baronet branch of the family.
  Notable people with the surname include:
  Axel Leijonhufvud, Swedish economist
  Margaret Leijonhufvud, Queen of Sweden
  Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noble
context_section_description: Leijonhufvud (also germanized Lewenhaupt) is the name of a distinguished Swedish noble family, from which some of the family members were  granted baronial title. The baronet branch was 1568 granted count status, and changed their family name to Lewenhaupt. There are still living members of both the noble and baronet branch of the family.
  Notable people with the surname include:
  Axel Leijonhufvud (born 1933), Swedish economist
  Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516–1551), Queen of Sweden
  Martha Leijonhufvud (1520–1584), Swedish noble
caption: Coat of arms for the baronet branch
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