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Hvide
Sign in to savethumb|Hvide Coat of arms The Hvide clan (English: Whites) was a medieval Danish clan, and afterwards in early modern era a Danish noble surname of presumably one surviving branch of leaders of that clan. Before the 16th century it was not used as a surname. It signified the color white.
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- Medieval Hvide clan
- Family of Stig Hvitaleder
- Family of Asser Rig
- Galen clan
- Litle family
- Prelates
- Post-medieval noble family
- See also
- References
thumb|Hvide Coat of arms The Hvide clan (English: Whites) was a medieval Danish clan, and afterwards in early modern era a Danish noble surname of presumably one surviving branch of leaders of that clan. Before the 16th century it was not used as a surname. It signified the color white.
==Medieval Hvide clan== The Hvide were influential in the Danish island of Zealand, and occasionally in other close parts of the country, such as other Danish islands and Skåne. They had a stronghold in Jørlunde.