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Lieven Līveni, Līvens, Liewen, Ливен | |
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Noble family | |
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Current region | Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, The Netherlands, France, United Kingdom |
Place of origin | Livonia |
Founded | Rome, 1203 |
Founder | Caupo of Turaida |
Titles | Baron, Count, Knyaz (Prince) |
Traditions | Baltic Germans, Estonian Swedes, Rus' |
Motto | ´Si qua fors adiuvet’ 'For God and the Sovereign' |
Estate(s) | Liivi Manor, Swedish Estonia |
The House of Lieven (Latvian: Līveni; Russian: Ливен; Swedish: (von) Liewen) is one of the oldest and most aristocratic families of Nordic and Baltic-German origin.