Porsche–Piëch Family

The Porsche family (also known as Porsche–Piëch family) is a prominent Austrian-German family of industrialists descending from the Austrian-Bohemian-German automotive pioneer, Ferdinand Porsche. Its members control Porsche SE and have a majority voting right over Volkswagen AG, the largest automaker in the world. The Porsche family headquarters are in the Austrian town of Zell am See. The family is the 7th richest family of Germany (2022) with an estimated net worth of 66.5 billion euros.

Founder

Ferdinand Porsche was born to a German-speaking family of Maffersdorf, Bohemia, son of Anton Porsche (1845–1908) and Anna Ehrlich.

Porsche name

The Sudeten German surname ''Porsche'' can be traced to the 18th century in the area of Reichenberg, Bohemia (now Liberec, Czech Republic).baptism of Joannes Josephus (Wenzel) Porsche on 16 July 1777 in Neuharzdorf, Reichenberg parish, son of Antonius Porsche ''Tibialifex'' (stocking-maker) and of M. Elisabeth
Liberec Baptisms (Křty) 1771-1780 (v. L84-6)
/ref> The surname originates with the German word '' Bursche'' ("boy, young man, apprentice, farmhand") and is on record in northern Bohemia in various spellings (''Porsch'', ''Borsche'', ''Borsch'', ''Bursche'', ''Bursch'', ''Pursch'', ''Pursche'', etc.) from the early 17th century.

Family trees

Ancestry of Ferdinand Porsche

Porsche descendants of Ferdinand

Piëch descendants of Louise Porsche

* Children of Ernst Piëch and his wife Elisabeth Piëch (1936–) daughter of Heinrich Nordhoff (1899–1968)
** Charlotte Wanivenhaus (1960–)
** Florian Piëch (1962–)
** Sebastian Piëch (1967–)
* Children of Louise Daxer-Piëch and her husband Josef Ahorner:
** Louise Dorothea Kiesling (1957–2022)
*** Andreas Johann Kiesling (1989-)
*** Hubertus Kiesling (1992-)
** Josef Michael Ahorner (1960–)
*** Ferdinand Stefan Samuel Ahorner (1998-)
*** Nicola Louise Ahorner (2000-)
* Children of Ferdinand Piëch: with wife Corina von Planta (Arianne, Corina, Desiree, Ferdinand "Nando", and Jasmin), with Marlene Maurer (Hans, Anton and Valentin), with Herma Hutter (Ferdinand and Caroline) and with wife Ursula Plasser (Markus, Florina Louise and Gregor Anton)
** Arianne Piëch (1959–)
** Corinna Saxer-Piëch (1960–)
*** Corina Lorena Saxer
*** Ladina Rebecca Saxer
** Desiree Piëch (1962–)
** Ferdinand "Nando" Piëch Junior (1967–)
** Jasmin Lange-Piëch (1969–)
*** Moritz Lange-Piëch
** Hans Porsche (1973–)
** Valentin Piëch (1975–)
** Anton "Toni" Piëch (1978–)
** Ferdinand Hutter (1979–)
** Caroline Büchele (1982–)
** Markus Piëch (1985–)
** Florina Louise Pantic (1987–)
** Gregor Anton Piëch (1994–)
* Children of Hans Michel Piëch and his wife Veronika Piëch (Helene and Sophie):
** Claudia Fox Linton (1964–)
** Melanie Wenckheim (1967–)
** Stefan Piëch (1970–)
** Julia Kuhn-Piëch (1981–)
** Helene Piëch (1993–)

Porsche descendants of Ferry Porsche

* Children of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche and his wife Brigitte Bube (1937–):
** Ferdinand Oliver Porsche (1961–)
** Kai Alexander Porsche (1964–)
** Mark Philipp Porsche (1977–)
* Children of Gerhard Porsche and his wife Iris Porsche (Diana):
**Geraldine Porsche (1980–)
**Diana Porsche (1996–)
* Child of Hans-Peter Porsche and his wife Kuni Porsche:
**Peter Daniell Porsche (1973–)
*** Ismene Porsche (1998-)
*** Orlando Porsche (2000-)
*** Tamino Porsche (2002-)
*** Aurelia Porsche (2004-)
* Children of Wolfgang Porsche: with wife Karin Handler (Christian and Stephanie), with wife Susanne Porsche (Ferdinand and Felix)
**Christian Porsche (1974–)
**Stephanie Porsche-Schroder (1978–)
**Ferdinand Rudolf Porsche (1993–)
**Felix Alexander Porsche (1996–)

Shareholdings

* Porsche SE (subscribed capital: 50%/voting power: 100%)
** Volkswagen Group (subscribed capital: 31.9%/voting power: 53.4%)
*** Porsche (subscribed capital: 75%/voting power: 75% - 1)
*** Porsche Holding
** Porsche (subscribed capital: 12.5%/voting power: 25% + 1)
*** Porsche Design Group
* Piëch Automotive (co-owned by Toni Piëch)

Gallery

file:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B21019, Ferdinand Porsche.jpg, Ferdinand Porsche
file:Gedenktafel Albert-Einstein-Ring 49 (Kleinmachnow) Ferry Porsche.jpg , Ferry Porsche
file:Ferdinand Piech by Stuart Mentiply.jpg , Ferdinand Piëch

References

External links

"The Porsche Story: A Fierce Family Feud"
''Der Spiegel''

Die Porsches: Ein Clan, ein Imperium

* Family tree

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German business families
German people of German Bohemian descent
People of Sudeten German descent