Buxhoeveden family
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The Buxhoeveden family is a Baltic-German noble family of Lower Saxon origin once prominent in Estonia and Russia, with roots tracing to Bexhövede, Bremen-Verden, Germany. In Sweden, the family is con
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden
Sophie Buxhoeveden (right) with Countess Anastasia Hendrikova.
Albert of Riga
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Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia was the third Catholic Bishop of Riga in Livonia. As the Bishop of Livonia, in 1201, he founded Riga, the modern capital city of Latvia, and the city was later made
Buxhoeveden family
…the family were granted the title of Count in the Kingdom of Prussia, and on 16 April 1797 they were awarded with the same title in the Russian Empire. 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…
Albert of Riga, copy of a sculpture by Karl Hans Bernewitz on the cloister wall of Riga Cathedral
Albert Street