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Wrangel family

Wrangel
Swedish, Baltic German, Russian, Spanish and Prussian noble family
Coat of arms for count Wrangel
Place of originMedieval Livonia
FounderEilardus (1241†)
Cadet branches
List
  • Wrangel af Adinal
  • Wrangel af Ellistfer
  • Wrangel af Fall
  • Wrangel af Salmis

The Wrangel family (sometimes transliterated as Wrangell or Vrangel; Russian: Врангель) is a Baltic German noble family with branches in several countries.[1] Members of the family have also been part of the Swedish, Russian, Spanish, and Prussian nobility.

The family's earliest known patrilineal ancestor is the knight Eilardus (1241†).

Overview

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The most prominent member of the family is perhaps Ferdinand von Wrangel, an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, Arctic explorer, and governor of Russian Alaska. Another notable family member, Herman Wrangel, served as governor-general of Livonia.[2]

Branches

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Swedish branch

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Coat of arms of the Wrangel family

The family was naturalized in 1772 and introduced in 1776 with number 2092 at the House of Nobility.[3][4]

Notable members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wrangel - Uppslagsverk - NE.se". www.ne.se. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ^ Fock, Henrik (2013). Släkten Fock: Personer och händelser under 450 år [The Fock Family: People and Events Over 450 Years] (in Swedish). p. 26. ISBN 978-91-7463-052-7.
  3. ^ Anrep, Gabriel (1862). Svenska Adelns Ättar-Taflor: Skytte af Duderhoff - Östner, jemte Tillägg, Rättelser och Slutord (in Swedish). P. A. Norstedt u. Söhne. p. 635.
  4. ^ Leijonhufvud, Karl Axel Karlsson (1898). Svensk adelskalender (in Swedish). P.A. Norstedt & söner. p. 686.

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