Charles Frederick Berwind

Charles Frederick Berwind (April 1, 1846 – December 4, 1890) was a founder of the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company, serving as its first president.

[11][12] Together, they were the parents of four daughters, two of whom married into the European aristocracy:[13] Berwind died of Bright's disease at his residence in Philadelphia on December 4, 1890.

[27] At the time, Gertrude, Baroness von Boecklin of Rust, Ringsheim in Baden, Germany, had her assets seized, which included the more than $300,000 in property that was placed in trust from her father's estate.

[27] Through his daughter Edith, he was a grandfather of Alta von Kleist (d. 1967),[28] who first married Count James de Martino of Rome in 1933.

[17] Through his daughter Gertrude, he was a grandfather of Baron Ruprecht von Boecklin of 277 Park Avenue,[32][33] who inherited the Baroness' estate upon her death.