Armfelt is both Swedish noble family and a Finnish noble family. Members of this family include Count

Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (russian: Граф Густав-Маврикий Максимович Армфельт, tr, ; 31 March 1757 – 19 August 1814) was a Finnish-Swedish- Russian courtier and diplomat. In Finland, he is considered one ...

(1757–1814), a

general A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ...

courtier A courtier () is a person who attends the royal court of a monarch or other royalty. The earliest historical examples of courtiers were part of the retinues of rulers. Historically the court was the centre of government as well as the officia ...

and

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, and his granddaughter,

Alexandra Zheleznova-Armfelt Alexandra Vladimirovna Zheleznova (russian: Александра Владимировна Железнова; born Alexandrine Armfelt; 16 September 1866 – 6 March 1933) was a Finnish-Russian composer. Biography Born Countess Alexandrine Arm ...

(1870–1933), a composer and collector of

Russian folk music Russian folk music specifically deals with the folk music traditions of the ethnic Russian people. Ethnic styles in the modern era The performance and promulgation of ethnic music in Russia has a long tradition. Initially it was intertwined with ...

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