Ungern-Sternberg

The house traces its origins to Hans Ungern (Ungern in German translates to "Hungarian"), who in 1269 became a vassal of the Archdiocese of Riga. On 29 March 1277, we learn that Rudolf von Ungern-Sternberg took part in the defence of Tallinn within the ranks of the Lithuanian army against a Russian invasion. By virtue of this ancient valour, in 1653 the family was granted the baronial title by Queen Christina of Sweden. In 1874, one branch of the family received the comital title within the Russian Empire, altering their surname to Ungern-Šternbergov. The motto of the house is Звезда их не знает заката ("their star knows no sunset"). == Notable members ==

• Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg (1689–1763), lantmarskalk at the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates (1742, 1746) • Anna Dorothea von Ungern-Sternberg (1769–1846), wife of Aleksey Grigorievich Bobrinsky • Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg (1806–1869), Baltic German novelist, poet and painter • Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (1886–1921), Russian general, White Movement warlord • Erich von Ungern-Sternberg (1910–1989), Finnish architect • Otto Reinhold Ludwig von Ungern-Sternberg • , German Diplomat, former ambassador to Iran and Indonesia • Maria Stella von Ungern-Sternberg, recognized by an ecclesiastical court a Princess of the Royal House of Orléans == Patron of the University of Latvia ==

Jürgen von Ungern-Sternberg is a silver patron of the University of Latvia Foundation. He has supported the University of Latvia since 1999 by donating to establish a scholarship in memory of his grandfather Bernhard Holander. It will be awarded to the best doctor or master of the Faculty of History and Philosophy of the University of Latvia. ==References==