Viscount Rothermere, of Hemsted in the county of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for the press lord Harold Harmsworth, 1st Baron Harmsworth. He had already been created a baronet, of Horsey in the County of Norfolk, on 14 July 1910, and Baron Rothermere, of Hemsted in the County of Kent, in 1914. Every holder of the titles has served as chairman of Daily Mail and General Trust plc. As of 2022 the titles are held by the first Viscount's great-grandson, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1998.
Baron Harmsworth, of Egham in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1939 for the Liberal politician Cecil Harmsworth, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1919 and 1922. As of 2017 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1990.
Dietrich Richard Alfred von Hildebrand was a German Roman Catholic philosopher and religious writer.
Alice Marie von Hildebrand, GCSG was a Belgian-born American Catholic philosopher, theologian, author, and professor. She taught philosophy at Hunter College for 37 years. She was also the second wife of Dietrich von Hildebrand.
Clan Darroch is a Scottish clan. The current Chief of the Name and Arms of Darroch as recognized by the Lord Lyon King of Arms is descended from the Darrochs of Jura.
There have been four baronetcies created for members of the Harmsworth family, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All recipients were brothers.
"Old Hildebrand" is an Austrian fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales and written in an Austrian dialect. It is Aarne-Thompson type 1360C.
Sir Robert Leicester Harmsworth, 1st Baronet was a British businessman and Liberal politician.
Oakes is a surname of Old English origin, meaning someone who lives by an oak tree or oak wood. It originates from the Old English word 'ac' meaning oak. The first recorded mention of the surname is in Somerset.
The Jacob Baronetcy of Bromley in the County of Middlesex was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 11 January 1665 for John Jacob, with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his brother Robert Jacob and the heirs male of his body. The title was in recognition of his loyalty to Charles I. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet.
Karl Witzell was a German naval officer who rose to General Admiral and head of the Marinewaffenhauptamt during the Second World War.
Hildebrand Jacob was a British poet and playwright, whose major works include the epic poem Brutus the Trojan and the tragic verse drama The Fatal Constancy. His collected works were published in 1735.
Lieutenant-General Sir Hildebrand Oakes, 1st Baronet, GCB was a British Army officer.
Sir Henry Oakes (1756–1827), 2nd baronet was a lieutenant-general in the East India Company's service.
Sir Hildebrand Aubrey Harmsworth, 1st Baronet was a British newspaper proprietor, twice unsuccessful parliamentary candidate, and member of the Harmsworth publishing family.
Sir Hildebrand Alfred Beresford Harmsworth, 2nd Baronet, known as "Sunny" Harmsworth, was a member of the Harmsworth newspaper publishing family but took no part in the family business.
Sir Thomas Hildebrand Preston, 6th Baronet, was a British diplomat. He was a posthumous recipient of the British Hero of the Holocaust award for saving Jewish lives in Lithuania in 1940 by issuing documents that permitted them to travel. He was consul in Ekaterinburg in Russia at the time of the murder of the Romanov family there in July 1918.
The Oakes baronetcy of Hereford was created on 1 June 1815 for the soldier Hildebrand Oakes in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom; a second patent, in addition to one created for Oakes on 2 November 1813, it had a special remainder to his brother Henry. The 1813 creation became extinct on his death in 1822 while he was succeeded in the 1815 creation according to the special remainder by Henry, the 2nd Baronet. This title became extinct on the death of the 4th Baronet, in 1927.