The Oppenheim family is a
German Jewishbanking family which founded what was Europe's biggest private bank,
Sal. Oppenheim. According to Manager Magazin 2008, the Oppenheim family was among the 30 richest families in Germany, with assets over 8 billion Euros.[1]
History of the family and raising to nobility
Salomon Oppenheim founded the banking firm
Sal. Oppenheim in the late 18th century. Until its sale in 2009, Sal. Oppenheim was the largest privately owned investment/banking house in Europe, with assets of €348 billion.[2][3]
The Oppenheim family also co-founded the German
Colonia-Versicherung and sold their majority stake for 3 billion DM in 1989.[4] 820 million DM were used to increase the equity of the bank, while the rest (over 2 billion DM) was paid out to the family.[5]
In 1867, the family received
nobility in
Austria with the title of
Baron and a year later, in 1868 they were admitted to nobility of
Prussia, also with the title of
Freiherr.
Simon von Oppenheim (1864–1932), partner of the bank sice 1893, ⚭ Florence Mathews Hutchins (1868–1935)
Eberhard (1890–1962), partner of the bank 1922–1932, ⚭ 1) Anneliese
Oetker (1904–1989), divorced in 1929; ⚭ 2) Helene Gräfin von
Hardenberg (1910–1996)
Manfred (1924–1996), partner of the bank 1956–1993, ⚭ Carla Siempelkamp (born 1926)
Nicolaus von Oppenheim (born 1956)
Laura von Oppenheim
Franziska von Oppenheim
Theresa von Oppenheim (born 1995)
Waldemar von Oppenheim (1894–1952), partner of the bank 1922–1952, ⚭ Gabriele Goldschmidt (1902–1988)
Karin von Oppenheim (1922–2009), Georg von Ullmann (1922–1972), partner of the bank 1954–1972
Georg von Ullmann (born 1953) ⚭ Corinna van Meeteren
^Frédéric Barbier, "Banque, famille et société en Allemagne au XIX e siècle." Revue de synthèse 114.1 (1993): 123-137.
^Wilhelm Treue, "Die Bankiers Simon und Abraham Oppenheim 1828-1880. Der private Hintergrund ihrer beruflichen Tätigkeit, ihre Rolle in der Politik und ihre Nobilitierung." Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte 31.1 (1986): 31-72.
The Oppenheim family is a
German Jewishbanking family which founded what was Europe's biggest private bank,
Sal. Oppenheim. According to Manager Magazin 2008, the Oppenheim family was among the 30 richest families in Germany, with assets over 8 billion Euros.[1]
History of the family and raising to nobility
Salomon Oppenheim founded the banking firm
Sal. Oppenheim in the late 18th century. Until its sale in 2009, Sal. Oppenheim was the largest privately owned investment/banking house in Europe, with assets of €348 billion.[2][3]
The Oppenheim family also co-founded the German
Colonia-Versicherung and sold their majority stake for 3 billion DM in 1989.[4] 820 million DM were used to increase the equity of the bank, while the rest (over 2 billion DM) was paid out to the family.[5]
In 1867, the family received
nobility in
Austria with the title of
Baron and a year later, in 1868 they were admitted to nobility of
Prussia, also with the title of
Freiherr.
Simon von Oppenheim (1864–1932), partner of the bank sice 1893, ⚭ Florence Mathews Hutchins (1868–1935)
Eberhard (1890–1962), partner of the bank 1922–1932, ⚭ 1) Anneliese
Oetker (1904–1989), divorced in 1929; ⚭ 2) Helene Gräfin von
Hardenberg (1910–1996)
Manfred (1924–1996), partner of the bank 1956–1993, ⚭ Carla Siempelkamp (born 1926)
Nicolaus von Oppenheim (born 1956)
Laura von Oppenheim
Franziska von Oppenheim
Theresa von Oppenheim (born 1995)
Waldemar von Oppenheim (1894–1952), partner of the bank 1922–1952, ⚭ Gabriele Goldschmidt (1902–1988)
Karin von Oppenheim (1922–2009), Georg von Ullmann (1922–1972), partner of the bank 1954–1972
Georg von Ullmann (born 1953) ⚭ Corinna van Meeteren
^Frédéric Barbier, "Banque, famille et société en Allemagne au XIX e siècle." Revue de synthèse 114.1 (1993): 123-137.
^Wilhelm Treue, "Die Bankiers Simon und Abraham Oppenheim 1828-1880. Der private Hintergrund ihrer beruflichen Tätigkeit, ihre Rolle in der Politik und ihre Nobilitierung." Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte 31.1 (1986): 31-72.