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Buxhoeveden family
Buxhoeveden
was a
Baltic German
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
include:
Albert of Riga
, third
Bishop of Riga
,
founder
of the
Livonian Brothers of the Sword
Hermann of Dorpat
, first
Bishop of Dorpat
Reinhold von Buxhoeveden
, was bishop of the
Bishopric of Saare-Lääne
from 1532 to
1541
.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoevden
, Russian
Infantry
General
Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden
,
lady in waiting
to Tsarina
Alexandra of Russia