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.

Original arms of the Ungern-Sternberg family
The comital arms

Notable members

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Patron of the University of Latvia

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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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Erich von Ungern-Sternberg" (in Finnish). Museum of Finnish Architecture. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  2. ^ "Jirgens fon Ungerns-Šternbergs". www.fonds.lv (in Latvian).
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