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Jules de Koenigswarter (Jules Adolphe de Kœnigswarter) was born on 7 March, 1904 in Paris, France, is an A 20th-century French Jews. Discover Jules de Koenigswarter's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

Popular As Jules Adolphe de Kœnigswarter
Occupation Civil engineer, diplomat
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 7 March, 1904
Birthday 7 March
Birthplace Paris, France
Date of death 15 February, 1995
Died Place Málaga, Spain
Nationality France

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Who Is Jules de Koenigswarter's Wife?

His wife is Nadine Lise Raphäel (m. 20 October 1930-13 May 1932) Pannonica Rothschild (m. 15 October 1935-1956) Madeleine Le Forestier (m. 15 March 1956)

Family
Parents Louis de Koenigswarter Jeanne Thècle Kauffmann
Wife Nadine Lise Raphäel (m. 20 October 1930-13 May 1932) Pannonica Rothschild (m. 15 October 1935-1956) Madeleine Le Forestier (m. 15 March 1956)
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Jules de Koenigswarter Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jules de Koenigswarter worth at the age of 90 years old? Jules de Koenigswarter’s income source is mostly from being a successful engineer. He is from France. We have estimated Jules de Koenigswarter's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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Source of Income engineer

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1870

He was the son of French banker Baron Louis de Koenigswarter (1870–1931) and Jeanne Thècle (née Kauffmann) de Koenigswarter.

His younger sister, Marguerite de Koenigswarter, was married to André Gustave Bicart-Sée.

The Koenigswarter barony had been created in 1870 by Emperor Napoleon III for his great-grandfather, Louis-Jean Koenigswarter, Deputy for the Seine.

His paternal grandparents were Jules Louis Maximilien Koenigswarter (son of ) and Angelica Lea (née Franchetti) Koenigswarter, who was born in Livorno, Italy.

One aunt, Alice de Kœnigswarter, was married to composer Fernand Halphen, and another aunt, Hélène Joséphine Koenigswarter, was married to publisher Gaston Calmann-Lévy and, after their divorce, Marie Charles Arnaud Reynard Gilbert, Comte de Choiseul-Praslin.

1904

Baron Jules Adolphe de Kœnigswarter (also Königswarter) (7 March 1904 – 15 February 1995), was a French soldier and diplomat of Jewish descent.

Koenigswarter was born on 7 March 1904 at 22 Rue Galilée in Paris into a large and prominent Königswarter family.

1930

His cousin, Robert Calmann-Lévy, also married into the Rothschild family when he married Jacqueline de Rothschild in July 1930.

He studied at the École des Mines de Paris, becoming a civil engineer.

At the outbreak of World War II, Koenigswarter joined the Free French Forces, and led troops in Africa and Europe.

During the war, his children Patrick and Janka stayed with the Guggenheim family on Long Island.

Much of his extended family perished in the Holocaust, including his mother, who dismissed his entreaties and instructions to escape and was murdered at Auschwitz.

For his efforts during the war, he was awarded the Croix de Guerre, the Companion of the Liberation, and was made a Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur.

On 20 October 1930, Koenigswarter was married to Nadine Lise Raphäel (1911–1932), a daughter of Jenny (née Cahn) Raphäel and Maurice Raphäel, a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.

Through her aunt Flora Raphäel, (the wife of banker David David-Weill, who was chairman of Lazard Frères), she was a first cousin of Pierre David-Weill and Jean David-Weill.

1932

They were the parents of one child before Nadine died on 13 May 1932, just twenty years old.

1935

On 15 October 1935, he was married to Kathleen Annie Pannonica "Nica" Rothschild, the youngest child of the late Charles Rothschild (a son of the 1st Baron Rothschild) and Rózsika Edle (née von Wertheimstein) Rothschild.

1937

In 1937, they bought and moved to the Château d'Abondant, a 17th century Château in north-west France they acquired from the family of American banker Henry Herman Harjes (who had acquired the château in 1920 from the Duchesse de Vallombrosa).

Together, they were the parents of:

1951

They separated in 1951 and, from 1953 to 1957, he held the position of French Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States and to Canada.

Jules and Nica separated in 1951 and after saxophonist Charlie Parker died at her apartment in the Stanhope Hotel in 1955, Koenigswarter filed for divorce, which was granted in 1956 along with custody of their three minor children.

Nica continued to live on her own in New York City, where she was a patroness of the Bebop jazz community.

1953

After the war, he entered the French diplomatic service, first settling with his wife and children in Norway and then in Mexico City (where he was counselor of the French Embassy), before coming to the United States in 1953 as agent general of the French government tourist office in North America.

1956

On 15 March 1956, Baron de Koenigswarter was married to Madeleine Adrienne Emma Le Forestier in New York City.

1957

In 1957, he became the French Ambassador to Indonesia, followed by the Ambassador to Peru from 1961 to 1966.

Koenigswarter later returned to Paris and a position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1988

His second wife died in 1988.

1995

Upon his retirement, he moved to Spain where he died in 1995.

Baron de Koenigswarter died on 15 February 1995 in Málaga, Spain.