Alopaeus Explained

150px|thumb|right|Coat of arms of the Alopaeus family^[1] The Alopaeus family (sometimes transliterated as Alopeus) is the name of an Eastern Finnish noble family 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.

Notable members

• Johan Alopaeus (1731–1811), ennobled in 1772 with the name Nordensvan^[3]
• Baron Maximilian von Alopeus (1748–1822), Russian diplomat
• Count Frans David Alopaeus (1769–1831), his brother, also a diplomat^[4]
• Count Fredrik Alopaeus (1810–1862), Finnish general in the Imperial Russian Army, younger son of David ^[5]
• Maunu Jaakko Alopaeus, Bishop of Porvoo 1809–1818^[6]
• Carl Henrik Alopaeus, Bishop of Porvoo 1885–1892
• Erik Alopaeus, first Finnish Parliamentary Ombudsman in 1920
• Marianne Alopaeus (born 1918), Finnish author

See also

Swedish-speaking Finns

References

1. According to heraldry.ws
2. http://www.kolumbus.fi/bjorn.corander/historia/nimilista.htm Sukunimien muutokset
3. https://runeberg.org/nfak/0647.html Nordisk familjebok - Nordensvan
4. http://matrikkeli.helsinki.fi/ylioppilasmatrikkeli/henkilo.php?id=U888 Frans David Alopaeus
5. Web site: Suomalaiset kenraalit ja amiraalit Venäjän sotavoimissa 1809–1917 - Alopaeus, Fredrik . 2007-03-28 . 2007-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225542/http://dbgw.finlit.fi/kenraalit/?id=3 . dead .
6. Web site: Magnus Jakob Alopaeus . 2007-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070609190710/http://matrikkeli.helsinki.fi/ylioppilasmatrikkeli/henkilo.php?id=8287 . 2007-06-09 . dead .