Uexküll
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thumb|Coat of arms of Uexküll family since 1475 The Uexküll family (also Üxküll or Yxkull) is the name of an old and distinguished Baltic German noble family, which derived its name from the town of Uexküll, today Ikšķile in Latvia.
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- Livonia
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- House of Uexküll
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- owner of
- Ikšķile
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- History
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- Bardewisch
- Uexküll
- Coat of arms since 1475
- Notable members
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thumb|Coat of arms of Uexküll family since 1475 The Uexküll family (also Üxküll or Yxkull) is the name of an old and distinguished Baltic German noble family, which derived its name from the town of Uexküll, today Ikšķile in Latvia.
== History == Uexküll was originally a Bremen noble family von Bardewisch, first appeared in written documents on 26 July 1229, whose lineage can be traced to several places, the earliest originating in Stedingen, and later Old Livonia (modern Estonia and Latvia), Sweden, Württemberg, and Baden. After obtaining domain Meyendorff, the branch of Uexkülls family was formed in the third quarter of the 15th century and since then it became known as Meyendorff von Uexküll. The family was also part of the German nobility and on 9 October 1790 they were awarded with the title of Imperial Count by Leopold II.
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