Personal Life

Left: Marx with (standing) wife Jenny von Westphalen, Right: Marx with wife, 2 daughters and Friedrich Engels
(SOURCE: http://libcom.org/, http://tsunst.com)

Jenny von Westphalen was born to an aristocratic family, yet married to Karl Marx who had been a friend since childhood as well as trusted and befriended by Westphalen's aristocrat father.

Marx and von Westphalen were graced with seven children but only three of those survived until adulthood. On the [right] photo are two daughters Laura and Eleanor.