Show House of Nobles Long Prominent in Sweden The Swedish house of or nobles the ancient national body of Swedish noblemen hold their solemn assembly assem assern- bly In the house of knights known as the finest specimen of ot ol old Stockholm Stockholm Stock Stock- holm hoim architecture The families belonging to the house of ot nobles now number 49 of ot whom are counts barons and the remaining or ordinary noblemen Tho The house of nobles Is quite a wealthy Institution Its total assets assets as as- sets now amount to a sum of over kroner about The house also I has no fewer than benevolent bene fun funds s with a combined com corn capital of well over oer a million kroner enabling the directors of or the house to pay but out annual sub subventions en and scholarships to children In need of financial l support for their education as well weB as pensions to widows an and orphans Formerly Sweden's noblemen had many exclusive privileges and prerogatIves prerogatives prerogatives pre pre- that have e now been abolIshed abolIshed abol abol- but they still form a 8 firm firmand firmand firmand and stable clement element In the social structure of or Sweden conscious of the obligations of or their ancient traditions traditions tra tm tra- tra of knightly chivalry and patriotic patriotic pa pa- lo loyalty loyalty alty Exchange |