Family members Lieven
charlotte, first princess lieven
dorothea von lieven
reinhold liewen, swedish governor of oesel (saaremaa), in 1653 made baron brother, son lieutenant-general baron hans heinrich von liewen accompanied charles xii in campaigns , expeditions. among reinhold s descendants, 1 branch settled in courland , recognized in 1801 in holy roman empire. johann-christoph von lieven first member of family gain distinction in russian service: served governor of arkhangelsk under catherine great , general of infantry under emperor paul.
baron otto heinrich von lieven (1726–1781) married in 1766 baroness charlotte von gaugreben (1743–1828), entrusted emperor paul task of educating daughters , younger sons - nicholas , mikhail pavlovich. in recognition of services paul made countess in 1799. when pupil nicholas became emperor of russia in 1826, 84-year-old governess made princess title of serene highness. title hereditary , passed descendants, of following notable.
her son, prince christoph heinrich von lieven (1774–1838), accompanied alexander of russia during battle of austerlitz , @ signing of peace of tilsit. in 1809 sent represent russia @ prussian court and, @ crisis of napoleonic wars in 1812, transferred minister plenipotentiary court of st. james s, post kept 22 years. overshadowed more illustrious wife, dorothea von lieven, prince lieven took part in congress of vienna , died in rome when accompanied future alexander ii of russia on grand tour.
his elder brother, prince carl christoph von lieven (1767–1844), started career aide-de-camp prince potemkin, administered garrison of arkhangelsk under paul , ended career imperial minister of education (1828–33).
prince alexander karlovich lieven (1801–1880), son of preceding, major-general, served governor of taganrog in 1844-1853, , senator 1853-1880.
prince andrey alexandrovich lieven (1839–1913), son, senator , minister of state properties in 1877-81.
jelena lieven (1842–1917), imperial russian pedagogue, sister of above
prince alexandr alexandrovich lieven (1860-...), admiral of imperial russian navy: in 1878 entered in service; in 1911 appointed chief of naval general staff.
prince anatoly pavlovich lieven (1872–1937) commanded russo-german battle group in latvia; lieven forbade men fight estonian army in vidzeme, unlike rest of baltische landeswehr. liventsy performed rear security services landeswehr during campaign. after latvian war of independence became latvian citizen , manufacturer of bricks.
elena lieven (born 1947), developmental psychologist @ max planck institute evolutionary anthropology in leipzig , university of manchester.
dominic lieven (born 1952), senior research fellow, trinity college, cambridge , fellow of british academy.
anatol lieven (born 1960), british author, journalist, , policy analyst.
albert lieven (1906–1971), german actor
heinz lieven (born 1928), german actor
tobias gerald albert lieven flood (toby flood) (born 1985), grandson of albert lieven, england test rugby footballer.
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^ judith lissauer cromwell (2007). dorothea lieven: russian princess in london , paris, 1785-1857. mcfarland. pp. 7–. isbn 978-0-7864-2651-5. retrieved 14 august 2012.
^ aleksandr vasiliyevich kolchak; konstantīn andreevīch papov; anton zakharovich ovchinnikov (1935). testimony of kolchak , other siberian materials. stanford university press. pp. 220–. isbn 978-0-8047-2220-9. retrieved 14 august 2012.
^ nikolai reek. lemsalu — roopa — võnnu — ronneburgi lahing 19. — 23. vi. 1919. a. (lemsalu — roopa — võnnu — ronneburg battle 19. — 23. vi. 1919 (in estonian). estonian national defence college museum.
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