The von richthofen sisters

For other uses, see Richthofen (disambiguation).

The Richthofen family is an old and prominent German noble family, whose members held the title of Baron in Bohemia and Count in the Kingdom of Prussia.^[1] The most famous member is the air aceManfred von Richthofen (–), also known as the "Red Baron", but a number of other members of his family are also notable for various reasons.

Walter von Richthofen

Baron Walter von Richthofen, an uncle of Manfred von Richthofen, immigrated to the United States in from Silesia. He founded the Denver Chamber of Commerce and was co-founder of Montclair, Denver, at that time a village east of Denver but now incorporated into the city. His Richthofen Castle was one of the most sumptuous mansions in the American West.

Begun in and completed in , it was modeled on the original Richthofen Castle in Germany. Located immediately around the castle are the baron's mistress's house and his sanitarium/dairy.

Freida von richthofen biography Her elder sister was the economist and social scientist Else von Richthofen. They settled in Nottingham , where Ernest was an academic at the university. During her marriage to Weekley she began to translate German literature , mainly fairy tales, into English. In she met D. Lawrence , a former student of her husband's; they soon fell in love and eloped to Germany.

WWI flying aces

Manfred von Richthofen was the most successful fighter pilot of World War I, with 80 official victories before he was killed in action.

His younger brother, Lothar von Richthofen (–), was also a flying ace, with 40 victories. He served alongside his brother in Jasta Lothar died in an air crash in

The two aviators were fourth cousins of the German World War IIfield marshalWolfram von Richthofen (–).

Wolfram was a cavalry man and later a World War I flying ace who flew with Manfred and Lothar in Jagdgeschwader 1 during the last year of the war.

Frieda and Else von Richthofen

Frieda von Richthofen (–), who married the English novelistD. H. Lawrence (–) in July , was a distant cousin.

Though their last common ancestor was born in , the Red Baron's fame nonetheless attached to Frieda's reputation in war time England.^{[citation needed]}

Frieda's sister Else von Richthofen was one of the earliest female social scientists in Germany.

Suzane Louise von Richthofen

Suzane Louise von Richthofen (born 3 November ) is a Brazilian woman who was convicted of murdering her parents on 31 October with the help of her boyfriend and his brother.

Freida von richthofen biography wikipedia German baroness, writer, and wife of British novelist D. Born Emma Maria Frieda Johanna von Richthofen in the French city of Metz, in Lorraine, in ; died in Taos, New Mexico , on August 11, ; second of the three daughters of Friedrich von Richthofen a civil engineer and Anna Marquier von Richthofen; sister of Else von Richthofen; attended convent schools; married Ernest Weekley an English professor , on August 29, divorced, May 28, ; married D avid H erbert Lawrence —, the novelist , on July 13, died March 2, ; married Angelo Ravagli a captain in the Italian army , on October 31, ; children: first marriage Montague "Monty" Weekley b. On May 13, , Frieda von Richthofen Weekley abandoned her husband and three young children and eloped with the British writer D. Lawrence, who at the time was struggling to get his literary career off the ground. Thus began their tumultuous year relationship, during which Frieda came to view herself as his liberator.

She was put on trial in São Paulo in July and was sentenced to 39 years and 6 months in prison. In she was released from prison on parole.

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Other well-known family members include:

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