Pontus Alexander Ludwig Graf[3] Brevern-de la Gardie (Born von Brevern; Russian: Александр Иванович Бреверн де Лагарди, tr.

5] 1814, his father was Heinirch Johann von Brevern auf Kostifer and his mother was Countess Maria De la Gardie.

They were originated from Johannes Brever (Breuer), a German councillor in Frankenstein (in present-day Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland).

And his great-grandson Johannes Brever (Breverus) (1621-1700) was the main ancestor of the Livonian line of the family, moving from Saxony to Riga in Swedish Livonia in 1643.

The family was most famous in Sweden for producing a number of prominent statesmen like Jacob and Magnus De la Gardie.

He had two sons Nikolai (1856-1929) and Woldemar (1862-1864), was a chamberlain and diplomat, resident-minister in the Grand Duchy of Baden, he was married to Anna Ulshakova, the daughter of Senator Sergei Ushakov.