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Uexküll (also Üxküll or Yxkull) is the historic German name of Ikšķile, a town in Latvia. It is also the name of a Baltic-German noble family. Uexküll was originally a Bremen noble family whose lineage can be traced to several places, the earliest originating in Stedingen, and later the Baltic States, Sweden, Württemberg, and Baden.

Coat of arms of Uexküll family Since 1475.

Coat of Arms

Bardewisch

The Bardewisch coat of arms displays two upward facing battle axes, in blue and black. The helmet appears with closed blue-silver covers.

Uexküll

The Uexküll coat of arms displays a victorious red Lion in a golden backdrop. On the two helmets are red-golden covers facing silver sickles with red shanks. These are adorned with natural peacock feathers.

Coat of Arms Since 1475

Since 1475 the Coat of Arms has shown the shields of both the Bardewisch and Uexküll. This is achieved by placing the two side by side with the Uexküll shield on the left and the Bardewisch shield to the right. The helmet, adorned with peacock feathers and centered between two sickles , is split in two, the left of the helmet displaying the red and gold of Uexküll, and the right the colours of Bardewisch.

Notable members

• Johann von Uexküll (?–1583), Danish Governor of Ösel
• Otto von Uexküll († 1601), Swedish Field Marshal.
• Otto von Uexküll († 1650), Captain within the Estonian Knighthood.
• Johann von Uexküll 1640–1643 Captain within the Estonian Knighthood.
• Berend Johann von Uexküll 1671–1676 Captain within the Estonian Knighthood.
• Friedrich Johann Emich von Üxküll-Gyllenband (1684–1768), President of the Oberhof Council within the Margrave of Baden-Durlach.
• Georg Detloff von Uexküll 1709–1710 Captain within the Estonian Knighthood.
• Karl Friedrich Emich von Uexküll-Gyllenband (1755–1832), Art Critic and Collector in Württemberg.
• Berend Johann von Uexküll 1806–1809 Captain within the Estonian Knighthood
• Jakob Johann von Uexküll (1864–1944), Biologist, Zoologist, and Philosopher.
• Gertrud Schwend-Uexküll (1867–1901), Women's rights activist.
• Alexandrine Gräfin von Üxküll-Gyllenband (1873–1963), Matron within the German Red Cross.
• Nikolaus von Üxküll-Gyllenband (1877–1944), Businessman, and Colonel in the German Resistance.
• Woldemar Graf Uxkull-Gyllenband (1898–1939), German Historian.
• Bernhard Graf Uxkull-Gyllenband (1899–1918), German Poet.
• Thure von Uexküll (1908–2004), Doctor, scholar of psychosomatic medicine and biosemiotics.
• Gösta von Uexküll (1909–1993), Writer and Journalist.
• Jakob von Uexkull (* 1944), Founder of Right Livelihood Award.
• Ole von Uexküll (* 1978), Swedish Activist.
• Jan Ole von Uexkuell (* 1996) German Fencer.

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