Porsche family

The Porsche family (sometimes mistakenly called Porsche-Piëch family[1]) is a prominent Austrian-German family of industrialists descending from the Austrian-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.[2]

Porsche family
Porsche family gravesite in Vratislavice
Nationality	Austrian-German
Occupation	Engineers and businessmen
Years active	1898–present
Known for	Projects of Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, Tiger I, Tiger II, Elefant, all Porsche models (including 356 and 911), Volkswagen Beetle, Audi Quattro and others

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 (now Liberec), Bohemia.[3] 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

Maria Magdalena (n/a)

Wencelaus Porsche (c. 1750–?)

Magdalena Gruner (1784–1843)

Antonius Porsche (1778–1843)

Catharina Bradka (1819–1888)

Ferdinand Porsche (1820–1896)

Anna Ehrlich (1850–1919)

Antonius Porsche (1845–1908)

Karl Franz Ungermann (1865–1???)

Anna Maria Porsche (1871–1943)

Anton Glaser (1848–1922)

Antonius Ferdinandus Porsche (1873–1888)

Aloisia Johanna Kaes (1878–1959)

Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951)

Antonius Josefus Wenzeslaus Porsche (1873–1940)

Hedwig Porsche (1878–1949)

Oscar Porsche (1881–1941)

Hermine Schier (1885–1968)

Anna Ungermann (1894–1894)

anon (1898–1898)

Hedwig Aloysia Anna Porsche (1900–19??)

Hermine Louise Porsche (1908–1992)

Porsche descendants of Ferdinand

Aloisia Johanna Kaes (1878-1959)

Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951)

Anton Piëch (1894–1952)

Louise Hedwig Anna Wilhelmine Porsche (1904–1999)

Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909–1998)

Dorothea Reitz (1911–1985)

Ernst Piëch (1929– )

Louise Piëch (1932–2006)

Ferdinand Piëch (1937–2019)

Hans-Michel Piëch (1942– )

Brigitte Bube (1937–)

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935–2012)

Marlene Maurer (1941– )

Gerhard Anton Porsche (1938–)

Iris (n/a)

Kuni (n/a)

Hans-Peter Porsche (1940– )

Karin Händler (19??–)

Wolfgang Heinz Porsche (1943–)

Susanne Bresser (1952–)

Brigette Voith (19??–)

Ferdinand Oliver Porsche (1961–)

Claudia Hammacher (1962–2013)

Kai Alexander Porsche (1964–)

Carolina Inama (1978–)

Mark Philipp Porsche (1977–)

Geraldine Porsche (1980–)

Diana Porsche (1996–)

Aglaia (19??–)

Peter Daniell Porsche (1973–)

Christian Porsche (1974–)

Stephanie Porsche (1978–)

Ferdinand Rudolf Wolfgang Porsche (1993–)

Felix Alexander Porsche (1996–)

Piëch descendants of Louise Porsche

• Children of Ernst Piëch and his wife Elisabeth Piëch (1936–) daughter of Heinrich Nordhoff (1899-1968)
  • Charlotte Piëch (1960–)
  • Florian Piëch (1962–)
  • Sebastian Piëch (1965–)
• Children of Louise Daxer-Piëch and her husband Josef Ahorner
  • Louise Dorothea Kiesling (1957–)
  • Josef Michael Ahorner (1960–)
• 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–)
  • Corina Piëch (1960–)
  • Desiree Piëch (1962–)
  • Ferdinand "Nando" Piëch (1967–)
  • Jasmin Lange-Piëch (1969–)
  • Hans Porsche (1973–)
  • Valentin Piëch (1975–)
  • Anton "Toni" Piëch (1978–)
  • Ferdinand Piëch (1979–)
  • Caroline Piëch (1982–)
  • Markus Piëch (1985–)
  • Florina Louise Pantic (1987–)
  • Gregor Anton Piëch (1994–)
• Children of Hans Michel Piëch and his wife Veronika Piëch:
  • Claudia Fox Linton (1964–)
  • Melanie Wenckheim (1967–)
  • Sfefan Piëch (1970–)
  • Julia Kuhn-Piëch (1981–)
  • Helene Piëch (1993–)
  • Sophie Piëch (1995–)

Shareholdings

• Porsche SE (equity: 50%/voting power: 100%)
• Volkswagen Group (subscribed capital: 31.3%/voting rights: 53.1%)
• Porsche Engineering
• Porsche Design Group
• Piëch Automotive (co-owned by Toni Piëch)

Gallery

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  Ferdinand Porsche
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  Ferry Porsche
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  Ferdinand Piëch

References

1. "Battle between Piech, Porsche families highlighted in German documentary". Automotive News Europe. Automotive News. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
2. Rief, 18 04 2015 um 18:32 von Norbert. "Porsche-Piëch: Eine Familie, getrennt durch den Namen". Die Presse.
3. 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)

External links

• "The Porsche Story: A Fierce Family Feud", Der Spiegel
• Die Porsches: Ein Clan, ein Imperium
• Family tree: Ahnenforschung PORSCHE / PIËCH