Swedish Nobility

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Swedish nobility (Adeln) were historically a legally privileged class in Sweden, part of the so-called frlse (a classification defined by tax exemptions and representation in the diet that also applied to clergy). Today, the nobility is still very much a part of Swedish society but they do not maintain many of their former privileges. They still do possess some privileges such as the protection by law of their family names, titles and coats of arms. The House of Nobility or Riddarhuset also has a special tax for all noblemen over the age of 18. Belonging to the nobility in present day Sweden still carries some social privileges, and is of certain social and historical significance.