Stenbock
The Stenbock family is a Swedish noble family, of which one younger branch established itself in Finland and another younger branch in Estonia, both of them in the mid 18th century, of which the first was entered into the rolls of the Finnish House of Nobility and the latter received both Estonian and Russian letters of nobility.
Notable members include:
- Ebba Stenbock (15??–1614)
- Catherine Stenbock (1535–1621)
- Gustaf Otto Stenbock (1614–1685)
- Magdalena Stenbock (1649–1727)
- Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock (1658–1714)
- Magnus Stenbock (1664–1717)
- Eric Stenbock (1858–1895)
Gallery
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Arms of the Swedish counts Stenbock, the main branch of the family
Arms of the Stenbock-Fermor branch of the family
Stenbock Palace, Stockholm, built around 1640
Stenbock House, Tallinn, built around 1790, now the seat of the Estonian Government
See also
- Stenbock House, seat of the government of Estonia in Tallinn
External links
- Ivan Stenbock-Fermor, Memoirs of life in old Russia, World War I, revolution, and in emigration : oral history transcript
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