Sturler

{{COI|date=November 2025}} thumb|Coat of arms of the Sturler family '''De Sturler''' (also: '''Sturler, Stürler''', '''von Stürler''', '''de Stürler de Frienisberg''' en '''de Sturler de Frienisberg''') is a Swiss noble family from Bern since the 15th century. The family members spread to the Netherlands, the Dutch East Indies, France, Belgium and Russia where they were also elevated to the nobility.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Drie |first=R. van |url=https://catalogue.leidenuniv.nl/permalink/31UKB_LEU/18s393l/alma990026656240302711 |title=Nederland’s adelsboek : 1903-1987 |last2=Driesum |first2=E. van |last3=Venetiën |first3=H.P. van |publisher=Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie |year=2001 |isbn=9058020177 |edition= |location= |publication-date= |language=nl |trans-title=The Dutch Nobility Register}}</ref>

==History== The ancestral line commences with Johann (Hans) Stürler, who served as a member of the Great Council of Bern between 1472 and 1480. For centuries thereafter, his descendants continued to hold seats in either the Small or the Great Council of Bern. Several branches of the family entered state service as military officers (Swiss mercenaries) and rendered service under several sovereigns in Europe.

In 1876, 1884, and 1900, three members of the family were ennobled within the Dutch nobility. A number of family members have also been distinguished with the decoration of the Dutch Military Order of William.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rijpkema |first=R. |title=1815-2015, Militaire Willems-Orde : 200 jaar moed, beleid en trouw |last2=Cuperus |first2=J. |date=2015 |publisher=Studiekring Ridderorden en Onderscheidingen |isbn=9789462990562 |location=Apeldoorn |pages=247 |language=nl |trans-title=1815–2015, Military Order of William: 200 Years of Courage, Leadership, and Loyalty.}}</ref>

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Category:Swiss noble families Category:Families of Bern Category:15th-century Swiss nobility Category:Year of death uncertain