Wrangel (sometimes transliterated as Wrangell or Vrangel, from the Russian ''Вра́нгель'') is a Baltic German

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family, whose members have also been included in

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, Russian, Spanish and Prussian nobility. The family's earliest known patrilineal ancestor is the knight Eilardus (1241†).

Notable members

Herman Wrangel Herman Wrangel (born 1584/1587 – 10 December 1643) was a Swedish military officer and politician of Baltic German extraction. Biography Herman von Wrangel was born in Livonia. He came to Sweden around 1608. In 1612, he participated in the ...

(ca.1584-1643), a Swedish Governor-General of Livonia, Field Marshal, and Privy Councillor * Carl Henrik Wrangel (1681–1755), a

Field Marshal * Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613–1676), a

soldier and Privy Councillor (son of Herman Wrangel) *

Heinrich Johann Freiherr Wrangell Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

from Addinal (''

Andrei Ivanovich Wrangel Andrei, Andrey or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй , Андрей or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk (–1399), Lithuanian nobleman *And ...

'', 1736–1813), Russian General-Lieutenant * Friedrich Heinrich Ernst Graf von Wrangel (1784-1877), a '' Generalfeldmarschall'' of the

Prussian Army The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, german: Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It became vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power. The Prussian Army had its roots in the co ...

. * Ferdinand von Wrangel (''Ferdinand Petrovich Wrangel'', 1797–1870),

Imperial Russian Navy The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution of 1917. It developed from a ...

admiral,

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explorer, Governor of Russian Alaska * Ferdinand Georg Friedrich von Wrangel ('' Ferdinand Ferdinandovich Wrangel'', 1844–1919) *

Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel Baron Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel (russian: Пётр Никола́евич барон Вра́нгель, translit=Pëtr Nikoláevič Vrángel', p=ˈvranɡʲɪlʲ, german: Freiherr Peter Nikolaus von Wrangel; April 25, 1928), also known by his ni ...

(Peter von Wrangel, 1878–1928), a leader of the

White Army The White Army (russian: Белая армия, Belaya armiya) or White Guard (russian: Бѣлая гвардія/Белая гвардия, Belaya gvardiya, label=none), also referred to as the Whites or White Guardsmen (russian: Бѣлогв� ...

during the

Russian Civil War , date = October Revolution, 7 November 1917 – Yakut revolt, 16 June 1923{{Efn, The main phase ended on 25 October 1922. Revolt against the Bolsheviks continued Basmachi movement, in Central Asia and Tungus Republic, the Far East th ...

Alexander von Wrangel Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants li ...

(''Alexander Evataiyevich Wrangel'', 1804–1880), Baron, Russian infantry general *

Alexander Egorovich Wrangell Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(1833–1915), Baron, Russian diplomat *

Wilhelm Bernhard Friedrich von Wrangel Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount ...

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Vasily Vasiliyevich Wrangel Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy (Russian language, Russian: wikt:Василий, Василий) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek language, Greek origin and corresponds to ''Basil (name)#Given name, Basil''. It may refer to: *Vasili ...

'', 1797–1872), Baron, Imperial Russian Navy admiral *

Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangel Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy (Russian: Василий) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin and corresponds to ''Basil''. It may refer to: *Vasili I of Moscow Grand Prince from 1389–1425 *Vasili II of Moscow Grand Prince fro ...

(1816–1860) *

Georg Gustav Ludwig von Wrangel Georg may refer to: * ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also * George (disambiguation) George may refer to: People * George (given name) * G ...

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Yegor Vasiliyevich Wrangel Yegor is a Russian language, Russian, Belarusian language, Belarusian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian given name. Alternative spellings include Egor, Egori, Yahor,Yehor (Ukrainian), Jegor (common variant in Slavic languages, Slavic countries with ...

'', 1784–1841) *

Karl Michael von Wrangel Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...

('' Karl Yegorovich Wrangel'', 1794–1874), Baron Russian cavalry general * Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Oskar von Wrangel (1812-1899), Prussian Infantry General *

Reinhold Otto Fabian von Wrangel Reinhold is a German male given name. This German name is originally from "Reinold", composed of two elements. The first is from ''ragin'', meaning "the (Germanic) Gods" and ''wald'' meaning "powerful". This name was popularised by the ancient Ge ...

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Roman Yegorovich Wrangel Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

'', 1797–1884), Russian General of

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Karl Karlovich Wrangel Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...

(1800–1872), Baron, Russian infantry general *

Hans Georg Hermann von Wrangel Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi a ...

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Yegor Ermolayevich Wrangel Yegor is a Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian given name. Alternative spellings include Egor, Egori, Yahor,Yehor (Ukrainian), Jegor (common variant in Slavic countries with a Latin alphabet) anThe name has Balto-Slavic origin that means "hunter", " ...

'', 1803–1868) * Karl Gustav von Wrangel (''

Karl Reingoldovich Wrangel Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...

'', 1742–1824), Russian infantry general. *

Georg von Wrangel Georg may refer to: * ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also * George (disambiguation) George may refer to: People * George (given name) * G ...

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Yegor Yegorovich Wrangel Yegor is a Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian given name. Alternative spellings include Egor, Egori, Yahor,Yehor (Ukrainian), Jegor (common variant in Slavic countries with a Latin alphabet) anThe name has Balto-Slavic origin that means "hunter", " ...

'', 1827–1875), Russian senator * Baroness

Helene Von Wrangel Helene or Hélène may refer to: People *Helene (given name), a Greek feminine given name *Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda *Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis *Helene (Ama ...

(or Vrangel) (1835-1906) Russian painter *

Michael von Wrangel Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

('' Mihhail Yegorovich Wrangel'', 1803–1868), Russian General-Lieutenant, Governor of Livland *

(1862–1901), composer * Margarethe Mathilde von Wrangell (1877–1932), the first female full professor at a German university (

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, Stuttgart) *

Nikolaus von Wrangel Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its ...

(''Nikolai Yegorovich Wrangel, 1847-1920), Baron, author of memoirs, "From Serfdom to Bolshevism" *

(1857–1934), Swedish Count, diplomat, Minister for Foreign Affairs *

(1859–1938), Swedish lieutenant general *

(1864–1945), Swedish major general *

Nikolai Nikolayevich Wrangel Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...

(1880–1915) *

Olaf von Wrangel Olaf von Wrangel (July 20 1928, Tallinn (Reval), Estonia – September 29 2009, Aumühle, Germany) was a German journalist, radio- and television correspondent and politician for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). Life He was a ...

(1928–2009), Baron, German parliamentarian File:Wrangel Herman-Ugglan.jpg,

File:Carl Gustaf Wrangel 1662.jpg, Carl Gustaf Wrangel File:Врангель Фердинанд Петрович.jpg, Ferdinand von Wrangel File:Margarete von Wrangell.jpg,

Margarete von Wrangell Margarethe Mathilde von Wrangell, after 1928 Princess Andronikow, ''née'' Baroness von Wrangell (7 January 1877 in Moscow – 21 March 1932 in Hohenheim) was a Baltic German agricultural chemist and the first female full professor at a Germ ...

File:Pyotr Wrangel, portrait medium.jpg, Peter Wrangel

Notable members

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