Henikstein

Henikstein is an Austrian noble family that descended from a clan of Jewish merchants.[1] One of the most notable members was Adam Adalbert Hönig (1740-1811), who later took the name Edler von Henikstein.[2] There was also Joseph von Henikstein (1768-1838), who was a prominent patron of Austrian arts and was a convert to Catholicism.[3] During the Austro-Prussian war of 1866, his son Alfred Freiherr von Henikstein was a general on the Austrian side and became the Chief of General Staff.[4]

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References
  1. Tschuppik, Karl (2017-06-28). The Reign of the Emperor Francis Joseph, 1848-1916. Borodino Books. ISBN 9781787205192.
  2. Conway, David (2012). Jewry in Music: Entry to the Profession from the Enlightenment to Richard Wagner. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9781107015388.
  3. Einboden, Jeffrey (2014-11-17). Islam and Romanticism: Muslim Currents from Goethe to Emerson (in German). Oneworld Publications. ISBN 9781780745671.
  4. Runes, Dagobert D. (2015-05-26). The Hebrew Impact on Western Civilization. Open Road Media. ISBN 9781504012966.


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