Buxhoeveden family

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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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