The von Hofmannsthal is an Austrian noble family of Jewish origin. In 1835, the family was raised to the status of hereditary nobility in

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and were since known as Edler von Hofmannsthal.''Jewish Encyclopedia:'
"Hofmann, Isaak Löw, Edler von Hofmannsthal"
by Isidore Singer & Frederick Haneman (1906).

Edler Edler () was until 1919 the lowest rank of nobility in Austria-Hungary and Germany, just beneath a '' Ritter'' (hereditary knight), but above untitled nobles, who used only the nobiliary particle ''von'' before their surname. It was mostly given t ...

was a rank of

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and

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, just beneath a ''

Ritter Ritter (German for "knight") is a designation used as a title of nobility in German-speaking areas. Traditionally it denotes the second-lowest rank within the nobility, standing above " Edler" and below "" (Baron). As with most titles and desig ...

'' (hereditary

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), 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 Isaak Löw Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (10 June 1759 – 12 December 1849) was an Austrian merchant. Early life Hofmann was born on 10 June 1759 in Prostiboř (in what is today known as the Czech Republic). During the famine in Ansbach in th ...

(1759–1849), Austrian merchant * Augustin Emil Hofmann von Hofmannsthal (1815–1881), industrialist *

Hugo von Hofmannsthal Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal (; 1 February 1874 – 15 July 1929) was an Austrian novelist, libretto, librettist, Poetry, poet, Playwdramatist, narrator, and essayist. Early life Hofmannsthal was born in Landstraße, Vienna, th ...

(1874–1929), Austrian prodigy, writer, and librettist, married Gertrude

Schlesinger Schlesinger is a German surname (in part also Jewish) meaning "Silesian" from the older regional term ''Schlesinger''; someone from ''Schlesing'' (Silesia); in modern Standard German (or Hochdeutsch) a ''Schlesier'' is someone from '' Schlesien'' a ...

(1880-1939) ** (1902–1987), married

Heinrich Zimmer Heinrich Robert Zimmer (6 December 1890 – 20 March 1943) was a German Indologist and linguist, as well as a historian of South Asian art, most known for his works, ''Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization'' and ''Philosophies of Indi ...

in 1929 ** Franz von Hofmannsthal (1903–1929),

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** Raimund von Hofmannsthal (1906–1974), married 1)

Ava Alice Muriel Astor Ava Alice Muriel Astor (July 7, 1902 – July 19, 1956) was an American heiress, socialite, and member of the Astor family. She was the daughter of John Jacob Astor IV and Ava Lowle Willing, and sister of Vincent Astor and half-sister of John Ja ...

(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

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Frances Armstrong-Jones (b. 1979), younger daughter of the 1st Earl of Snowdon in 2006 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203341800/romana-mcewen

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