The von Simolin family is a noble family of Finnish origin. It descends from a burgher in Turku, whose Finnish surname Simola was changed to Swedish sounding Simolin by his son, who became a Lutheran pastor in Tallinn.
History In earlier genealogical literature it was often stated that the family had its origins in Transylvania, now in Romania, connected with the Hungarian noble Báthory family.Simolin, Alexander, Freiherr von: Stammtafeln des edlen Geschlechtes der Báthory von Simolin. Berlin, 1855L. Fr. v. Ledebur: "Über die Simolin-Báthory-Frage". Berlin 1861
Brothers Carl Gustav von Simolin and Johann Matthias von Simolin were ennobled in Holy Roman Empire. The Simolin family possessed large estates in Prussia and Courland and members served the Russian Empresses Elizabeth and Catherine as diplomats.
Court marshal Robert Freiherr von Simolin (b.1851-d.1927) took the name Simolin-Bathory. Genealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaften: Simolin, p. 191
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External links Genealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaften: Teil Kurland