Stackelberg ( rus, Штакельберг, Stakelberg; lv, Štakelbergi), also Stakelberg is the name of an old and influential

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origin, represented at the Swedish and Finnish houses of nobility.

History

The family was first mentioned in 1244 in

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in a written document with ''Waldewerus de Stackelberg'' and in 1306 in

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with Henricus de Stackelberg. They were mentioned as

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s of the Prince-Bishops of Dorpat. The family members were raised to the rank of Baron in 1714 and later in 1727 to the rank of

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in Sweden. They were also awarded with the title of

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in 1776 and in 1786. The title of Baron in

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was granted to them on December 7, 1854. Different branches of the Stackelberg family use different surnames; for instance, a

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preposition i.e. "

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". The Stackelberg used to be one of the biggest landowning families in the

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Notable members

* Berndt Robert Gustaf Stackelberg (1784–1845), Swedish military officer, diplomat and governor of

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Otto Magnus von Stackelberg Otto Magnus von Stackelberg may refer to: * Otto Magnus von Stackelberg (ambassador) (1736–1800), Russian diplomat * Otto Magnus von Stackelberg (archaeologist) Otto Magnus Freiherr von Stackelberg (25 July 1786 – 27 March 1837) was a Balti ...

(1732-1800), Russian ambassador *

(1786–1837), Baltic German,

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archaeologist * Count Gustav Ernst von Stackelberg (1766-1850), Russian diplomat * Count Ernst von Stackelberg (1813-1870), Russian general and a diplomat

References

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