Buxhoeveden family
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Buxhoeveden was a Baltic German family from Estonia, with roots tracing to Bexhövede, Lower Saxony. Notable family members include:
- Albert of Riga (1165 – 1229), third Bishop of Riga
- Hermann of Dorpat (1163 – 1248), first Bishop of Dorpat
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoevden (1750 - 1811), Russian Infantry General
- Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden (1883 - 1956), lady in waiting to Tsarina Alexandra of Russia

