 Coat of arms of Totleben family | |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Middle German |
| Meaning | from Tottleben, Thuringia |
| Region of origin | Tottleben, Thuringia |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Von Tottleben |
The Totleben (Tottleben) family is a German-Baltic noble family with its origins in Gera, Thuringia, Germany. Members of the family occupied important positions in the Duchy of Courland and later throughout the Russian Empire. On 9 October 1879 they were granted the title of Count in Russia.
Notable members
- Count Gottlieb (Curt) Heinrich Totleben, Lord at Tottleben, Zeippau and Hausdorf im Saganschen (German: Gottlob Heinrich Graf von Tottleben, Herr auf Tottleben, Zeippau und Hausdorf im Saganschen; 1715, Tottleben – 1773), Saxony-born Russian general
- Count Eduard Totleben (Russian: Эдуа́рд Ива́нович Тотле́бен; 1818, Jelgava – 1884), Russian general
- John Totleben (born 1958, Erie, Pennsylvania), American illustrator
See also
- Totleben (Bulgarian: Тотлебен), a village in Pleven Province, Bulgaria, named after Eduard Totleben
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