Joseph von Henikstein

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Joseph von Henikstein

Joseph Ritter von Henikstein (* 1768 in Leimen ; † April 29, 1838 in Vienna ) was an Austrian merchant and banker. He was an art patron and a friend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .

His father, the Viennese wholesaler Adam Albert Hönig, was ennobled as "Edler von Henikstein" after converting from Judaism to Catholicism in 1784 . From 1807 Joseph was "Edler von Henikstein". Josef von Henikstein was married to Elisabeth von Sonnenstein (1770–1823). The daughter Caroline (1797–1844) married Joseph Freiherr Hammer von Purgstall , the well-known diplomat and translator of oriental literature. The daughter Henriette (1801–1843) was a well-known painter of miniature portraits and a student of Moritz Daffinger , she was married to the industrialist Karl Wilhelm Brevillier . His youngest son was the Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Alfred von Henikstein .

Joseph von Henikstein was the kk privileged wholesaler and owner of Henikstein and Comp. , as well as one of the first directors of the Austrian National Bank founded in 1818 . In his two houses in the center of Vienna and on his country estate in Oberdöbling there were often house concerts, where prominent musicians played music together with family members.

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  1. ^ Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian Portrait Miniature from the Beginnings to the Present , Volume 1. Vienna 1982
  2. ↑ Amalie Klein, b. von Henikstein - Lot description . Digital Belvedere. Retrieved on May 24, 2013.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / digital.belvedere.at  
personal data
SURNAME Henikstein, Joseph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hönig, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian banker and patron of the arts
DATE OF BIRTH 1768
PLACE OF BIRTH Gluing (bathing)
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 1838
Place of death Vienna