The Königswarter family (French: Kœnigswarter) is a Jewish Austrian-Hungarian noble family originating from Königswart, Bohemia. In the middle of the eighteenth century, their ancestor Jonas Hirsch Königswarter emigrated to Fürth, Bavaria, where he established a business that made him wealthy. At his death (1805) he left five sons, who founded banking houses successively in Frankfurt, Vienna, Amsterdam, and Hamburg.

Coat of arms of the Königswarter family

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  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSinger, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Königswarter". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.