Ludwig von Stieglitz

Ludwig von Stieglitz (Любим Иванович Штиглиц; December 24, 1779 in Arolsen, Waldeck, Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation; March 18 [O.S.

He was the youngest of three sons of the Waldeck court banker Hirsch Bernhard Stieglitz and his wife Edel Elisabeth (née Marcus).

Stieglitz continued as court banker to Nicholas I and took an active part in many financial affairs of his adopted country, investing in a range of enterprises including steam navigation between Lübeck and St. Petersburg.

A contemporary has noted: "He was the German Rothschild of St. Petersburg, but in reality more; for he was not only rich in money, he was still richer in heart, and a noble benefactor in the best sense of the word.

"[1] Ludwig von Stieglitz married Amalie Angelika Christiane Gottschalk (July 26, 1777, Hannover – February 20, 1838, St. Petersburg); their descendants were confirmed in the dignity of hereditary barons by the Senate on April 3, 1862: