Ungern-Sternberg
thumb|Original arms of the Ungern-Sternberg family thumb|The comital arms The Ungern-Sternberg family or von Ungern-Sternberg is an old and influential Baltic-German nobility, with branches belonging to the German, Finnish, Swedish and Russian nobility.
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thumb|Original arms of the Ungern-Sternberg family thumb|The comital arms The Ungern-Sternberg family or von Ungern-Sternberg is an old and influential Baltic-German nobility, with branches belonging to the German, Finnish, Swedish and Russian nobility.
== History == 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.