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Buxhoeveden family

Buxhoeveden was a Baltic German family from Estonia and Russian Empire, with roots tracing to Bexhövede, Lower Saxony. In Sweden, the family is considered part of the unintroduced nobility.

Notable family members include:

  • Albert of Riga (1165–1229), third Bishop of Riga, founder of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword
  • Hermann of Dorpat (1163–1248), first Bishop of Dorpat
  • Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoevden (1750–1811), Russian Infantry General
  • Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden (1883–1956), lady in waiting to Tsarina Alexandra of Russia

    • References

    Buxhoeveden family Wikipedia
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