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Schoeppingk
Schoeppingk is a Baltic German noble family.
The von Schoeppingk family lived in Westphalia the 13th century, migrated in the 15th century to Courland, and on 17 October 1620, were included in the list of Courland nobility. In 1818 the head of the family was created Baron of the Russian Empire.
Prominent members include:
- Baron Ernest Dietrich von Schoeppingk (Dmitry) - after Courland became part of the Russian empire, was appointed to the Privy Council.
- Baron Fyodor Dmitrievich von Schoeppingk - (Magnus Friedrich; d. 1855) - Privy Councillor
- Baron Otto von Schoeppingk (1790—1874) - Major-General.
- Baron Dmitry Ottovich von Schoeppingk (1823—1895) - Russian historian, archaeologist, ethnographer
- Yulia Ivanovna Pahlen, born Schoeppingk (1751—1814) - wife of Peter von der Pahlen