Denmark The oldest known man in the family is the knight Lord Nils Eriksson of Aagård in
Jutland, who is mentioned in 1314 in relationship to Store Restrup Manor (
Store Restrup Herregård) in
Aalborg. He was the father of Lord Erik Nilsson of Ågård, who had a son Lord Nils Eriksson of Ågård. With this Nils's sons Knud, Peder, and Erik Nilssøner, the family was divided into three primary branches: Restrup, Ågård, and Demstrup. The family in Denmark became extinct in 1729.
Norway The Danish knight Mogens Henriksen Gyldenstierne († 1569) was from 1527 feudal lord of
Akershus. In 1532, he was succeeded at
Akershus Fortress by his relative Erik Olufsen Gyldenstierne († 1536). The Danish minister
Axel Gyldenstierne (ca. 1542–1603) was
Governor-general of Norway during the period 1588–1601.
Sweden coat of arms of Gyllenstierna, and an illustration of Kristina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna. In the first part of the 15th century, the family came to
Sweden with Erik Eriksson of
Fågelvik, who after a while married Kristina Karlsdotter (1432-ca 1500), the daughter of King
Charles VIII of Sweden. Among their children was Nils Eriksson Gyllenstierna (d. 1495), who was the father of
Kristina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna, regent consort of Sweden. ==Coat of arms==