Von Wright

von Wright
Swedish and Finnish noble family
Epitaphium for Georg Henrik von Wright in Husby Church
CountryFinland and Sweden
Current regionNorthern Europe
Place of originScotland

The von Wright family (Swedish pronunciation: [fɔnˈvrɪkt]) is a Swedish and Finnish noble family founded by the Scotsman George Wright, who emigrated from Dundee to Narva in Swedish-ruled Estonia, in the mid-17th century, Wright's grandsons (and their descendants) by his son Henrik would acquire the nobiliary particle von Wright.

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