Buxhoeveden family
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The House of Buxhoeveden was a Baltic German noble family of Lower Saxon origin in Estonia and Russian Empire, with roots tracing to Bexhövede. In Sweden, the family is considered part of the unintroduced nobility.
Notable family members
- 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
- Reinhold von Buxhoeveden (est. 1480s-1557), was bishop of the Bishopric of Saare-Lääne from 1532 to 1541.
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoevden (1750–1811), Russian Infantry General
- Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden (1883–1956), lady in waiting to Tsarina Alexandra of Russia
- Arthur von Buxhoevden (1882–1964), Baltic-German military personnel (Colonel).
Gallery
Albert of Riga on a Latvian coin.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden
Sophie Buxhoeveden (right) with Countess Anastasia Hendrikova.
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