Maydell is the name of a Baltic-German noble family and part of the

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. The family lived in

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for several centuries and was one of its notable families. In documents and texts from earlier centuries, the family name is occasionally written ''Maydel'' or ''Maidel''.

People

* Gertrud Maydell, mentioned 1554–1559, abbess of St. Michael's Abbey in

Reval Tallinn is the capital and most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and administratively lies in the Harju ''maakond'' (co ...

(now Tallinn). * Tönnies Maydell (d 1600),

admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of ...

of the Swedish fleet, Landrat, first knight's captain in the history of the

Estonian Knighthood The Estonian Knighthood (, ) was a medieval fiefdom, as well as a corporation of its nobility, that was organised and operated in what is now northern Estonia from the 13th to early 20th century. It was formally disbanded by the newly independen ...

, 1593–1598 * Jürgen Maydell (d 22 July 1637), Landrat, Swedish

statthalter In the Low Countries, a stadtholder ( ) was a steward, first appointed as a medieval official and ultimately functioning as a national leader. The ''stadtholder'' was the replacement of the duke or count of a province during the Burgundian and ...

at Schloss Lohde in Estonia * Hermann Maydell († vor 1642), Polish Chamberlain, President of the Landrat Collegium in the

Courland Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. Courland's largest city is Liepāja, which is the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were ...

diocese of Pilten * Otto Ernst von Maydell (1608–1670), Polish Obristleutnant,

Starost Starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', ) is a community elder in some Slavic lands. The Slavic root of "starost" translates as "senior". Since the Middle Ages, it has designated an official in a leadersh ...

of Pilten, hereditary Lord of Zierau, Pundicken, Rawen and Birsen, Lord of Punia and Schloss Dondangen in Courland * Georg Johann Freiherr von Maydell (1648–1710), Swedish general of infantry, Swedish

Freiherr (; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , ) and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and in ...

from 26 June 1693 * Otto Wulbrand von Maydell (1680–1747), Electoral Hanoverian lieutenant general * Otto Johann Freiherr von Maydell (1682– nach 1736), Swedish and Russian major general * Carl August von Maydell (1733–1802), Electoral Hanoverian lieutenant general *

Ernst von Maydell (administrator) Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (born ...

(1767–1843), Estonian Landrat * Reinhard Gottlieb von Maydell (1771–1846), Estonian Landrat and Consistorial President * August Baron von Maydell (1787–1869), Russian lieutenant general * Georg Gustav Baron von Maydell (1791–1876), actual Staatsrat, President of the Courland Cameral Court, Vice-Governor of Courland * Friedrich Ludwig von Maydell (1795–1846), historical painter, friend and travelling companion of

Ludwig Richter Adrian Ludwig Richter (September 28, 1803June 19, 1884) was a German painter and etcher, who was strongly influenced by Erhard and Daniel Chodowiecki, Chodowiecki. He was a representative of both Romanticism and Biedermeier styles. He was th ...

in Italy. * Karl Baron von Maydell (1798–1856), Russian major general * Karl Anton Baron von Maydell (1816–1885), Russian lieutenant general of artillery * Georg Benedikt Baron von Maydell (1817–1881), Russian general, commander of

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in St. Petersburg * Peter von Maydell (1819–1884), doctor, reformer of hygiene in

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* Gregor Baron von Maydell (1821–1876), Russian rear admiral * Eduard Baron von Maydell (1830–1899), Russian chamberlain and state councillor, knight’s captain in the Estonian Knighthood 1871–1878 and 1890–1892 * Eduard Baron von Maydell (1842–1918), Russian major general * Christoph Baron von Maydell (1834– ), Russian major general * Gerhard Baron von Maydell (1835–1894), geographer and ethnologist, researcher of

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* Viktor Baron von Maydell (1838–1898), railway engineer, town councillor (''Stadtverordneter'') in Reval from 1877, ''Stadtrat'' from 1880, ''Stadthaupt'' (Bürgermeister = mayor) of Reval 1885–1893 * Reinhold (Roman) Baron von Maydell (1859–1931), Russian major general, * Ignaz Baron von Maydell (1864–1930), Russian Lieutenant general, Prof. der Chemie an der Universität Laibach *

Anna von Maydell Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th c ...

(1861–1944), Baltic-German artist and metalbeater * Wladimir Baron von Maydell (1864–1919), Russian lieutenant general, Commander of the

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from 1915 to 1917, last adjutant of

Czar Nicholas II Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 186817 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. He married ...

. *

Ernst von Maydell Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (born ...

(1888–1960), German-Baltic graphic designer and artistGenealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Freiherrliche Häuser A, Vol. V, 1963, p. 259 * Eveline von Maydell (1890–1962), German silhouette artist * Hans-Jürgen Baron von Maydell (1932–2010), German forestry scientist *

Bernd Baron von Maydell Bernd Baron von Maydell (1934–2018), also ''Berend F. von Maydell'', was a German lawyer and secondary school teacher, who specialised in social law. Life Bernd Baron von Maydell, also ''Berend F. von Maydell'', was born on 19 July 1934 in Ta ...

(1934–2018), German social and employment lawyer and professor *

Sabine von Maydell Sabine von Maydell (born 9 October 1955) is a German television actress. From October 1984 to March 2014, she was married to actor Claude-Oliver Rudolph. She has a son and a daughter, Oona von Maydell, who is also an actress. Selected filmograp ...

(* 1955), German actress * Oona von Maydell (* 1985), German actress

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Maydell Maydell is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Anna von Maydell (1861–1944), German-Baltic artist and metal beater * Ernst von Maydell (administrator) (1767–1843), Estonian Landrat * Ernst von Maydell (1888–1960), German-Balt ...

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