
The Stenbock family is an old
Swedish noble family, of which one younger branch established itself in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...
and another younger branch in
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...
, both of them in the mid 18th century, of which the first was entered into the rolls of the
Finnish House of Nobility
The House of Nobility either refers to the institution of the Finnish nobility or the palace of the noble estate. The Finnish nobility was until 1906 the first of the four estates of the realm.
The Estate
The estate of nobility existed fully st ...
and the latter received both
Estonian and
Russian
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letters of nobility.
Notable members
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Ebba Stenbock
Ebba Gustavsdotter Stenbock (ca. 1550 – 8 March 1614, in Sweden) was a Swedish noble. She led the defense of the stronghold Turku Castle for the loyalist of Sigismund III Vasa during the Siege by Charles IX of Sweden in succession of her spo ...
(15??–1614)
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Catherine Stenbock
Catherine Stenbock (Swedish: ''Katarina Gustavsdotter Stenbock''; 22 July 1535 at Torpa, Tranemo Municipality, Västergötland – 13 December 1621 at Strömsholm, Västmanland) was Queen of Sweden from 1552 to 1560 as the third and last wife of ...
(1535–1621)
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Gustaf Otto Stenbock
Count Gustaf Otto Stenbock (7 September 1614 – 24 September 1685) was a Swedish soldier and politician.
He was son of Friherre Gustav Eriksson Stenbock (1575–1629) and Countess Beata Margareta Brahe (1583–1645), born in Torpa, Länghem ...
(1614–1685)
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Magdalena Stenbock
Magdalena Stenbock (14 September 1649 – 24 January 1727), was a politically active Swedish countess and salon holder. She was married to Council President Count Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna. She was recognized as an important contact by forei ...
(1649–1727)
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Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock
Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock (1658–1714) was a Swedish noblewoman and lady-in-waiting; daughter of Count Erik Stenbock and related to queen Katarina Stenbock; sister of the political salonist Magdalena Stenbock.
Life
She was described as beautif ...
(1658–1714)
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Magnus Stenbock
Count Magnus Stenbock (22 May 1665 – 23 February 1717) was a Swedish field marshal ('' Fältmarskalk'') and Royal Councillor. A renowned commander of the Carolean Army during the Great Northern War, he was a prominent member of the Stenbo ...
(1664–1717)
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Eric Stenbock
Count Eric Stanislaus (or Stanislaus Eric) Stenbock ( at Thirlestaine Hall ( Cheltenham) – at Withdeane Hall in Brighton) was a Baltic Swedish poet and writer of macabre fantastic fiction.
Life
Stenbock was the count of Bogesund and the h ...
(1858–1895)
Gallery
File:COA_family_sv_Stenbock_(grevliga_ätten).svg, Arms of the Swedish counts Stenbock, the main branch of the family
File:Stenbok-fermor 11-34.jpg, Arms of the Stenbock-Fermor branch of the family
File:KatarinaStenbock.JPG, Catherine Stenbock
Catherine Stenbock (Swedish: ''Katarina Gustavsdotter Stenbock''; 22 July 1535 at Torpa, Tranemo Municipality, Västergötland – 13 December 1621 at Strömsholm, Västmanland) was Queen of Sweden from 1552 to 1560 as the third and last wife of ...
File:Gustaf Otto Stenbock.jpg, Gustaf Otto Stenbock
Count Gustaf Otto Stenbock (7 September 1614 – 24 September 1685) was a Swedish soldier and politician.
He was son of Friherre Gustav Eriksson Stenbock (1575–1629) and Countess Beata Margareta Brahe (1583–1645), born in Torpa, Länghem ...
File:Magnus Stenbock, 1665-1717.jpg, Magnus Stenbock
Count Magnus Stenbock (22 May 1665 – 23 February 1717) was a Swedish field marshal ('' Fältmarskalk'') and Royal Councillor. A renowned commander of the Carolean Army during the Great Northern War, he was a prominent member of the Stenbo ...
File:Eric Stenbock.jpg, Eric Stenbock
Count Eric Stanislaus (or Stanislaus Eric) Stenbock ( at Thirlestaine Hall ( Cheltenham) – at Withdeane Hall in Brighton) was a Baltic Swedish poet and writer of macabre fantastic fiction.
Life
Stenbock was the count of Bogesund and the h ...
File:Riddarholmen_2009f.jpg, Stenbock Palace, Stockholm, built around 1640
File:Stenbock House.jpg, Stenbock House
Stenbock House ( et, Stenbocki maja) is a prominent neo-classical building located on Toompea hill, Tallinn. It is the official seat of the Government of Estonia.
History
The history of the Stenbock house in Tallinn goes back to the 1780s, wh ...
, Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...
, built around 1790, now the seat of the Estonian Government
See also
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Stenbock House
Stenbock House ( et, Stenbocki maja) is a prominent neo-classical building located on Toompea hill, Tallinn. It is the official seat of the Government of Estonia.
History
The history of the Stenbock house in Tallinn goes back to the 1780s, wh ...
, seat of the government of Estonia in Tallinn
External links
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* Ivan Stenbock-Fermor
Memoirs of life in old Russia, World War I, revolution, and in emigration : oral history transcript
Swedish noble families
Baltic nobility
Baltic-German people
Swedish-language surnames
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