Koenigswarter
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Koenigswarter is a surname, derived from the name Kohen
, and may refer to the Barons:
Kohen
A Kohen is the Hebrew word for priest. Jewish Kohens are traditionally believed and halachically required to be of direct patrilineal descent from the Biblical Aaron....
, and may refer to the Barons:
- Baron Jules de KoenigswarterBaron Jules de KoenigswarterLt.-Col. Baron Jules de Koenigswarter , was a French soldier and diplomat.He was the son of Baron Louis de Koenigswarter. He studied at the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, becoming a civil engineer and diplomat by profession...
- Baroness Nica de KoenigswarterNica de KoenigswarterBaroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter was a British-born jazz patroness and writer. She was a scion of the prominent Rothschild international financial dynasty.-Personal:...
, known as the "Jazz Baroness" - Baron Louis de Koenigswarter