Alopaeus

Alopaeus

Alopaeus

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The Alopaeus family (sometimes transliterated as Alopeus) is the name of a Russian noble family of Finnish ancestry, originating from Vyborg. Members of the family played an important political and ecclesiastical role in the history of Russia, Finland and Sweden. Some of them have fennicized the name to Kettunen[2] or Tuomas-Kettunen. They were ennobled in 1772 with the name Nordensvan, as part of the Swedish nobility. Later, the family was awarded with the title of Baron and Count in Russia.

Coat of arms of the Alopaeus family[1]

Notable members

See also

Swedish-speaking Finns

References

  1. [1]
    According to heraldry.ws Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Sukunimien muutokset Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (List of fennicized names)
  3. [3]
    Nordisk familjebok - Nordensvan
  4. [4]
    Frans David Alopaeus Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    "Suomalaiset kenraalit ja amiraalit Venäjän sotavoimissa 1809–1917 - Alopaeus, Fredrik". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  6. [6]
    "Magnus Jakob Alopaeus". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
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