HeniksteinThe Henikstein family is an Austrian noble family that descended from a clan of Jewish merchants.HistoryOne of the most notable members was Adam Adalbert Hönig, who later got elevated to the nobility and became Edler von Henikstein. There was also Joseph von Henikstein, who was a prominent patron of Austrian arts and was a convert to Catholicism. During the Austro-Prussian war of 1866, his son Alfred Freiherr von Henikstein was a general on the Austrian side and became the Chief of General Staff. Joseph von Henikstein Alfred Freiherr von Henikstein, son of Joseph