The Oppenheim Family is a German-Jewish financial dynasty, which has been a prominent family in banking and finance in the European markets since at least the 18th century. According to Forbes Magazine's Family Dynasties, the Oppenheim Family divides control of their multi-billion dollar fortune among 46 family members.

History

Salomon Oppenheim

Salomon Oppenheim

Salomon Oppenheim, Jr. was a German Jewish banker, the founder of the Sal. Oppenheim company.He was born in Bonn, the scion of an illustrious family of "Court Jews" who had served as advisers and moneylenders to the Prince-Archbishops of Cologne in the Rhineland area for several generations...

, Jr founded the investment bank Sal. Oppenheim

Sal. Oppenheim

Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. AG & Co. KGaA is a European Private Bank, currently headquartered in Cologne, Germany. It manages and administers €138 billion of assets and employs around 3,800 employees in more than 30 sites in Germany and Europe...

 in the 18th century. Until its sale in 2006, Sal. Oppenheim was the largest privately owned investment/banking house in Europe with assets of €138 billion.

Members

• Salomon Oppenheim
  Salomon Oppenheim
  Salomon Oppenheim, Jr. was a German Jewish banker, the founder of the Sal. Oppenheim company.He was born in Bonn, the scion of an illustrious family of "Court Jews" who had served as advisers and moneylenders to the Prince-Archbishops of Cologne in the Rhineland area for several generations...
  
  , Jr (1772–1828), Founder
• Abraham Oppenheim (1804-1878), Salomon's son, banker
• Simon Oppenhein (1803-1880), Salomon's son, banker
• Albert Oppenheim (1834–1912), Simon's son, banker
• Max Freiherr von Oppenheim, (1860–1946), Albert's son, archaeologist
• Alfred Freiherr von Oppenheim
  Alfred Freiherr von Oppenheim
  Alfred Paul Ernst Freiherr von Oppenheim known in America as Alfred Oppenheim was a German billionaire and banker....
  
   (1934–2005), banker
• Baron Georg von Ullmann (born 1954), Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sal. Oppenheim
  Sal. Oppenheim
  Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. AG & Co. KGaA is a European Private Bank, currently headquartered in Cologne, Germany. It manages and administers €138 billion of assets and employs around 3,800 employees in more than 30 sites in Germany and Europe...
  
  
• Christopher Freiherr von Oppenheim, (born 1965), banker
• Frederick Oppenheim (born 1970), teacher at the Lycee Français Charles De Gaulle, London.

Genealogy

1. Hertz Salomon Oppenheim, Bonn's court factor and purveyor ∞ Helene Seligmann
   1. Salomon Oppenheim junior (1772–1828), founder of the Bank Oppenheim, ∞ Therese Stein (1775–1842), partner of the bank since 1828
      1. Simon (1803–1880), partner of the bank since 1828, ennobled in Austria in 1867, ∞ Henriette Obermayer (1812–1885)
         1. Eduard (1831–1909), protestant since 1859, partner of the bank 1880–1904, ∞ Amalie Heuser (1835–1903)
            1. Simon Alfred (1864–1932), partner of the bank sice 1893, ∞ Florence Mathews Hutchins (1868–1935)
               1. Eberhard (1890–1962), partner of the bank 1922–1932, ∞ 1) Anneliese Oetker (1904–1989), divorced in 1929; ∞ 2) Helene Gräfin von Hardenberg (1910–1996)
                  1. Manfred (1924–1996), partner of the bank 1956–1993, ∞ Carla Siempelkamp (* 1926)
                     1. Nicolaus (* 1956)
               2. Waldemar (1894–1952), partner of the bank 1922–1952, ∞ Gabriele Goldschmidt (1902–1988)
                  1. Karin (1922–2009), Georg von Ullmann (1922–1972), partner of the bank 1954–1972
                     1. Georg von Ullmann (* 1953)
                     2. Ilona von Ullmann (* 1953) ∞ Matthias Graf von Krockow (* 1949)
               3. Friedrich Carl von Oppenheim (1900–1978), partner of the bank 1929–1978 ∞ Ruth Freiin von Zedlitz und Leipe (1908–1988)
                  1. Alfred
                     Alfred Freiherr von Oppenheim
                     Alfred Paul Ernst Freiherr von Oppenheim known in America as Alfred Oppenheim was a German billionaire and banker....
                     
                      (1934–2005), partner of the bank 1964–1993, ∞ Jeanne Wahl (* 1941)
                     1. Viktoria, Christopher (* 1965), partner of the bank since 2000, Alexandra
                  2. Friedrich Carl von Oppenheim (* 1937) ∞ 1) Loyse de Rham (killed in an accident); 2) Marie-Rose von Merey, gesch. van Exter
                  3. Gisela von Oppenheim (* 1936) ∞ Guillermo von Sanden
            2. Emmy (1869–1957) ∞ Maximilian Graf von Arco-Valley (1849–1911)
               1. Anton Graf von Arco-Valley
                  Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley
                  Anton von Padua Alfred Emil Hubert Georg Graf von Arco auf Valley , commonly known as Anton Arco-Valley, German political activist, is best remembered as the assassin of Kurt Eisner, the first republican premier of Bavaria, in February 1919.Arco-Valley was born in Sankt Martin im Innkreis in Upper...
                  
                   (1897–1945)
         2. Albert (1834–1912), catholic since 1858, partner of the bank 1880–1904, ∞ Paula Engels (1837–1919)
            1. Max von Oppenheim
               Max von Oppenheim
               Max Freiherr von Oppenheim was a German ancient historian, and archaeologist, "the last of the great amateur archaeological explorers of the Near East."....
               
                (1860–1946), diplomat and orientalist
            2. Emil (1862–1956), partner of the bank 1893–1912 ∞ Maria Pergler von Perglas (1871–1959)
            3. Clara Maria Hubertina (1870–????) ∞ Guido Graf von Matuschka-Greiffenclau (1847–1924)
         3. Henry (1835–1912) partner of the bank ∞ Isabella Georgina Butler
      2. Abraham (1804–1878), partner of the bank since 1828, nominated 1868 preußischer
         Preußen
         Preußen is the German word for Prussia. It also refers to:*Preußen , windjammer built in 1902*SMS Preußen , armored frigate*SMS Preußen , pre-dreadnought Battleship*BFC Preussen, football club in Berlin...
         
          Freiherr
         Freiherr
         The German titles Freiherr and Freifrau and Freiin are titles of nobility, used preceding a person's given name or, after 1919, before the surname...
         
         in 1868 ∞ Charlotte Beyfus (1811–1887)
      3. Dagobert (Daniel) Oppenheim (1809–1889)

See also

• Oppenheim Family on German Wikipedia with family tree