Henikstein is an Austrian noble family that descended from a clan of Jewish merchants. One of the most notable members was Adam Adalbert Hönig (1740-1811), who later took the name Edler von Henikstein. There was also Joseph von Henikstein (1768-1838), 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 (1810, Oberdöbling - 1882, Vienna), son of Joseph See also Hönig Henig Honig References Germanic-language surnames Jewish surnames Austrian noble families Jewish families Jews from Galicia (Eastern Europe) Austrian Jews Austro-Hungarian Jews Jewish Austrian history Yiddish-language surnames