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Date of Birth: 27 February, 1881
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of Death: 25 January, 1952
Place of Death: Reykjavík, Iceland
Ethnicity: Icelandic
Sveinn Björnsson was an Icelandic politician. He served as the first President of Iceland, from 17 June, 1944 to 25 January, 1952, his death. He was the son of Björn Jónsson, who was the Minister for Iceland, from 31 March, 1909 to 14 March, 1911, and Elísabet Sveinsdóttir. He was married to Danish-born Georgía Hansen.
Sveinn’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his seventh great-grandfather, Gísli Einarsson. However, a legend can trace him back to his 36th great-grandfather Halfdan Frodasson.
Sveinn’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his seventh great-grandmother, Margrét Grímsdóttir.
Sveinn’s paternal grandfather was Jón Jónsson (the son of Jón Arason and Ingibjörg Arnfinnsdóttir). Sveinn’s great-grandfather Jón was the son of Ari Magnússon and Helga Jónsdóttir. Ingibjörg was the daughter of Arnfinnur Jónsson and Guðrún Ámundadóttir.
Sveinn’s paternal grandmother was Sigríður Jónsdóttir (the daughter of Jón Ólafsson and Steinunn Guðbrandsdóttir). Sveinn’s great-grandfather Jón was the son of Ólafur Sveinsson and Sesselja Bjarnadóttir. Steinunn was the daughter of Guðbrandur Jónsson and María Tómasdóttir.
Sveinn’s maternal grandfather was Sveinn Níelsson (the son of Níels Sveinsson and Sesselja Jónsdóttir). Níels was the son of Sveinn Sturlaugsson and Guðrún Ólafsdóttir. Sveinn’s great-grandmother Sesselja was the daughter of Jón Guðmundsson and Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir.
Sveinn’s maternal grandmother was Guðrún Jónsdóttir (the daughter of Jón Pétursson and Elísabet Björnsdóttir). Sveinn’s great-grandfather Jón was the son of Pétur Sigurðsson and Guðrún Jónsdóttir. Sveinn’s great-grandmother Elísabet was the daughter of Björn Jónsson and Ingibjörg Ólafsdóttir.
Sources: Genealogies of Sveinn Björnsson – http://www.geni.com http://genealogy14.tripod.com