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Revision as of 05:08, 6 September 2010 by Traudler (talk | contribs) (→External links)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Tiesenhausen is the name of a Baltic German nobility family. The origins of the family are in Lower Saxony. During the Baltic crusades they settled in Livonia in the first half of the 12th century where they became one of the wealthiest and most important noble lineages between the 14th and 16th century. During the changeful history of Livonia several members of the family served under various suzerains, first under the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and the Teutonic Knights and later in in Royal Polish ("Tyzenhauz"), Swedish and Tsarist Russian ("Tyzenhaus family") service.
Notable members
- Gerhard von Tiesenhausen (1878–1917), German architect
- Hans-Dietrich von Tiesenhausen (1913–2000), German sailor
- Georg von Tiesenhausen (born 1914), German rocket scientist