Hermann Manfred Georg Freiherr von Richthofen, GCVO (20 November 1933 in Breslau – 17 July 2021 in Berlin)[1] was a German diplomat.
He was a great nephew of Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron".
[2] He was ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1993, and his name and relation to the Red Baron (see Richthofen family) made him a media favourite.
Hermann von Richthofen was married and had three children with his wife.
Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen was awarded an honorary LLD by Birmingham University in 2000.