World War II
The two aviators were fourth cousins of the German World War II Field Marshal Wolfram von Richthofen (1895–1945), himself a World War I flying ace. Frieda von Richthofen (1879–1956), who married the English novelist D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930) in July 1914, was a fifth cousin once removed. Though their last common ancestor was born in 1661, the Red Baron's fame nonetheless attached to Frieda's reputation in war time England. Frieda's sister Else von Richthofen was the first female social scientist in Germany. Their grand-nephew, Baron Dr. Hermann von Richthofen, was German Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1989–1993, and his name made him a media favorite.
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