Difference between revisions of "Wilhelm von Ledonitz"
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He worked for the Ormarstadt office of Ledonitz Brothers, of which he was director for many decades. | He worked for the Ormarstadt office of Ledonitz Brothers, of which he was director for many decades. | ||
| − | In 1941 he married his first cousin [[Anselm von Ledonitz|Philippa von Ledonitz]]. They had children: | + | In 1941 he married his first cousin [[Anselm von Ledonitz|Philippa von Ledonitz]]. They had children: [[Solomon Mayer von Ledonitz|Solomon Mayer]] (born 1944), Judith (born 1946), Esther (born 1946) and Franz (born and died 1948). Philippa died in 1974 and he remarried in 1977 to Helene Ephrussi, a widow from Halvan. |
Wilhelm lived a very long life and was a very influential figure in western Brasland. He published his memoirs in 2004, where he criticized the Ledonitz family code of arranging marriages between cousins, saying it damaged the lives of several family members, including him and his wife. His words were not well-received within the Ledonitz family. | Wilhelm lived a very long life and was a very influential figure in western Brasland. He published his memoirs in 2004, where he criticized the Ledonitz family code of arranging marriages between cousins, saying it damaged the lives of several family members, including him and his wife. His words were not well-received within the Ledonitz family. | ||
[[Category: Brasland]] | [[Category: Brasland]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:29, 11 February 2015
Wilhelm von Ledonitz (1917-2014) was a Braslander banker. He was the son of Mayer von Ledonitz.
He worked for the Ormarstadt office of Ledonitz Brothers, of which he was director for many decades.
In 1941 he married his first cousin Philippa von Ledonitz. They had children: Solomon Mayer (born 1944), Judith (born 1946), Esther (born 1946) and Franz (born and died 1948). Philippa died in 1974 and he remarried in 1977 to Helene Ephrussi, a widow from Halvan.
Wilhelm lived a very long life and was a very influential figure in western Brasland. He published his memoirs in 2004, where he criticized the Ledonitz family code of arranging marriages between cousins, saying it damaged the lives of several family members, including him and his wife. His words were not well-received within the Ledonitz family.
