Hofmannsthal Explained

The von Hofmannsthal is an Austrian noble family of Jewish origin. In 1835, the family was raised to the status of hereditary nobility in Austria by Emperor Ferdinand I and were since known as Edler von Hofmannsthal.^[1] Edler was a rank of nobility in Austria-Hungary and Germany, just beneath a Ritter (hereditary knight), but above untitled nobles. Members of the Hofmannsthal family distinguished themselves as merchants, industrialists, writers and librettists.

Notable members

• Isaak Löw Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1759–1849), Austrian merchant
• Augustin Emil Hofmann von Hofmannsthal (1815–1881), industrialist
• Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929), Austrian prodigy, writer, and librettist, married Gertrude Schlesinger (1880-1939)
  • (1902–1987), married Heinrich Zimmer in 1929
    • • Franz von Hofmannsthal (1903–1929), committed suicide Raimund von Hofmannsthal (1906–1974), married 1) Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902-1956) in 1933 2) Lady Elizabeth Hester Mary Paget (1916-1980)
    • Romana von Hofmannsthal (born c. 1935), married Rory McEwen in 1958
    • Sarah Arabella Marjorie von Hofmannsthal (b. 1946), married 1) Frederick Patrick Piers von Westenholz 2) Michael FitzGerald Heathcoat-Amory
    • Octavian Charles Hugo von Hofmannsthal (b. 1946), married Annabel Lea
      • Rodolphe von Hofmannsthal (b. 1980), married Lady Frances Armstrong-Jones (b. 1979), younger daughter of the 1st Earl of Snowdon in 2006

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See also

• Hoffman, a surname (including a list of people with that name)
• Hoffmann, a surname (including a list of people with that name)
• Hofman, a surname (including a list of people with that name)

Notes and References

1. Jewish Encyclopedia: "Hofmann, Isaak Löw, Edler von Hofmannsthal" by Isidore Singer & Frederick Haneman (1906).
2. https://gw.geneanet.org/virgile81?lang=de&pz=mathieu+maurice+andre&nz=nival&ocz=1&p=raimund&n=von+hofmannsthal
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203341800/romana-mcewen