The House of Buxhoeveden was a

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of Lower Saxon origin in

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and

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, with roots tracing to

Bexhövede Bexhövede is a village in the Cuxhaven district of Lower Saxony, Germany which was incorporated into the municipality of Loxstedt in 1974. It is well known for being the origin of the noble Buxhoeveden family. Name The name "Bexhövede" comes f ...

. In Sweden, the family is considered part of the unintroduced nobility.

Notable family members

Albert of Riga Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia or Albrecht (german: Albert von Buxthoeven, lv, Alberts fon Buksthēvdens; c.1165 – 17 January 1229) was the third Bishop of Riga in Livonia. In 1201 he allegedly founded Riga, the modern capital of Lat ...

(1165–1229), third Bishop of Riga, founder of the

Livonian Brothers of the Sword german: Schwertbrüderordenfrench: Ordre des Chevaliers Porte-Glaive , image= , caption= , dates=1204–1237 , country= Terra Mariana , allegiance= Catholic Church , garrison= Wenden (Cēsis), Fellin (Viljandi), Segewold (Sigulda). Aschera ...

Hermann of Dorpat Hermann of Dorpat (or Hermann I, or Hermann von Buxhövden) (1163–1248) was the first Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Dorpat (1224–1248) within the Livonian Confederation. Biography Hermann hailed from Bexhövede (now a part of Loxst ...

(1163–1248), first Bishop of Dorpat *

Reinhold von Buxhoeveden Reinhold von Buxhoeveden (died 1557) was bishop of the Bishopric of Saare-Lääne or Ösel–Wiek ( et, Saare-Lääne piiskopkond; german: Bistum Ösel–Wiek; Low German: ''Bisdom Ösel–Wiek''; contemporary la, Ecclesia Osiliensis), a semi-i ...

(est. 1480s-1557), was bishop of the Bishopric of Saare-Lääne from 1532 to 1541. *

Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoevden Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Buxhoevden (russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Буксгевден, ''Fyodor Fyodorovich Buksgevden''; other spellings: ''Feodor Buxhoeveden'', ''Buxhœwden'', ''Buxhöwden'') (September 14, 1750 Võlla, Governo ...

(1750–1811), Russian Infantry General * Baroness

Sophie Buxhoeveden Sophie Freiin von Buxhoeveden (russian: София Карловна Буксгевден, tr. ; September 6, 1883 – November 26, 1956), also known as Baroness Sophie Buxdoeveden, was a Baltic German Lady-in-waiting, in service to Tsarina Alexa ...

(1883–1956),

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to Tsarina Alexandra of Russia *

Arthur von Buxhoevden Peter Eugen Arthur Baron von Buxhoeveden (28 March 1882 Muratsi manor, Saare County – 27 September 1964 Karlsruhe) was a Baltic-German military colonel who served in the forces of the Imperial Russian Army and Estonia. He graduated from Kur ...

(1882–1964), Baltic-German military personnel (Colonel).

Gallery

File:Єпископ Альберт.gif, Albert of Riga on a Latvian coin. File:Buxhoevden.jpg, Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden File:Sophie Buxhoeveden (right) and Anastasia Hendrikova.jpg, Sophie Buxhoeveden (right) with

Countess Anastasia Hendrikova Countess Anastasia Vasilyevna Hendrikova (23 June 1887 – 4 September 1918), was a lady in waiting at the court of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. She was arrested by the Bolsheviks and shot to death outside Perm in the autumn of 1918. ...

. {{Authority control Baltic nobility