Düben family
The Düben family (German pronunciation: [ˈdyːbm̩]) is a Swedish family originally from Saxony, Holy Roman Empire, whose members were elevated to the Swedish nobility, that rose to prominence with Andreas Düben (c. 1597–1662), an organist to the German Church in Stockholm, Swedish Empire.
| Düben | |
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| Swedish noble family | |
Coat of arms granted to the von Düben family, No. 139. | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Current region | Mexico, Sweden and United States |
| Place of origin | Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany) |
| Titles | Freiherr, Count |
| Traditions | Baroque music |
During the 17th century, the Düben family exerted a significant influence on music at the Royal Court Orchestra, which experienced a golden age during those years. The family collected and composed various works, resulting in a compilation known as the Düben collection. Gustaf Düben, the son of Andreas Düben, was responsible for compiling this collection.
Its members use different surnames; the ennobled individuals and their descendants incorporate a nobiliary particle, "von," into their surnames, as seen in "von Düben" (German pronunciation: [fɔnˈdyːbm̩]), while the un-ennobled members do not include this particle in their surnames.