Campenhausen

Ancestral coat of arms of Campenhausen family

The Campenhausen family or von Campenhausen (Camphusen, Camphus, Kamphaus, Camphuis, Kamphuis; Кампенгаузен) is a Baltic-German and Swedish noble family descending from Spanish Netherlands. Members of the family occupied many important positions within Russian Empire, Sweden, Poland and Germany.

Notable members

  • Axel Freiherr von Campenhausen (born 1934), German canon lawyer
  • Balthasar Freiherr von Campenhausen (1689–1758), Russian lieutenant general, participant of the Great Northern War and General-Governor of Finland in 1741–1743.
  • Balthasar von Campenhausen (1745–1800), Russian statesman
  • Balthasar von Campenhausen (1772–1823), Baron, Balthasar Freiherr von Campenhausen and Saaremaa, Mayor of Taganrog, Russian statesman, Privy Councilor, chamberlain.
  • Hans von Campenhausen (1903–1989), German theologist
  • Johann Camphusen (?–1512), Mayor of Riga
  • Johann Christoph von Campenhausen (1716–1782),
  • Johannes Freiherr von Campenhausen (born 1935), German politician, former leader of German Party.
  • Johann Hermann von Campenhausen (1641–1705), Swedish militarian, engineer of Tallinn fortifications
  • Leyon Pierce Balthasar von Campenhausen (1746–1807), poet, playwright and publicist
  • Russian lieutenant general Balthasar Freiherr von Campenhausen
    Russian lieutenant general Balthasar Freiherr von Campenhausen

See also

External links

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  • (in German) Genealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaften, Teil 1, 1: Livland, Görlitz 1929[permanent dead link]
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