Frieda Lawrence


Frieda Lawrence , born Frieda Freiin von Richthofen, was a German literary figure mainly known for her marriage to the British novelist D. H. Lawrence. She was a distant relation of Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron.

Emma Maria Frieda Johanna Freiin von Richthofen was born in Metz. Her father was Baron Friedrich Ernst Emil Ludwig von Richthofen , an engineer in the German army, and her mother was Anna Elise Lydia Marquier . She was a fifth cousin, once removed, of German air ace Manfred von Richthofen. Though their last common ancestor was born in 1661, the Red Barons fame nonetheless attached to Friedas reputation in wartime England.

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