Pahlen

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Original arms of the family
Comital
arms of the family
Count Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen

The House of Pahlen (

Baltic German noble family of Pomeranian
origin.

History

The family probably originated from

.

On 18 September 1679, Charles XI of Sweden granted a barony to five brothers of the family and all their descendants. In 1799, Emperor Paul I of Russia gave Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen and all of his descendants the rank of count.

By a decision of the Russian Empire in 1755 and 1865, most of the other members of the Pahlen family received the Russian baronial rank. Members of the branches with Russian baronial titles also live in Sweden, and they form part of the unintroduced nobility.

Notable family members

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