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Jeannette
Hereditary Princess of Fürstenberg
BornJeannette Catherine Griesel[1]
(1982-09-10) 10 September 1982 (age 41)
Munich, Bavaria
Germany
SpouseChristian, Hereditary Prince of Fürstenberg
IssuePrince Tassilo
Princess Maria Cecilia
Prince Tristan
Names
Jeannette Catherine Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg
HouseFürstenberg
Occupationbusinesswoman, entrepreneur

Jeannette Catherine, Hereditary Princess of Fürstenberg (née Griesel;[2] born 10 September 1982) is a German businesswoman and entrepreneur.

Early life and education

Zu Fürstenberg was born on 10 September 1982 in Munich, Bavaria. Her family is originally from Duisburg and owns the measuring technology company Krohne Messtechnik.[3] She studied communications and economics at university in Munich. She studied economics in London and Paris, graduating with a master's degree from the European Business School Paris.[4] She completed a doctorate in business administration with a focus in entrepreneurship and art during the Renaissance at the Free University of Berlin.[5][4]

Career

She has worked for Ernst & Young, Synthesis, and AXA. She is a founding partner at La Famiglia, a European-based venture capital investment vehicle for internet and tech start-up companies.[6][7] She helped start the company in 2013 and has served as an investor, adviser, and as a managing partner.[8][9][10] She is the founder of AMAZE, a shopping app for smartphones geared towards fashion bloggers.[11]

In 2011, Zu Fürstenberg and her husband founded Fürstenberg Contemporary, a fellowship programme that promotes annual temporary exhibitions of young, emerging artists's work that is focused on international discourse.[12][13]

Personal life

On 16 September 2010 she married Christian, Hereditary Prince of Fürstenberg in a civil ceremony in Donaueschingen. They had a religious ceremony on 25 September 2010 in Rome.[14] Her husband is the oldest son and heir apparent of Heinrich, Prince of Fürstenberg. She gave birth to their first child, Prince Tassilo, on 24 December 2012; their second child, Princess Maria Cecilia, on 11 March 2015; and their third child, Prince Tristan, on 22 November 2018.[6][15][16][17]

She began playing polo in 2010, and co-founded the Fürstenberg Polo Club with her husband later that year.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Jeanette Catherine Griesel". The Peerage. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ Fine, Jerramy. Bright Young Royals: Your Guide to the Next Generation of Blue Bloods. ISBN 978-0425246870.
  3. ^ "Review 2017". Süddeutsche Zeitung Wirtschaftsgipfel. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Erbprinz heiratet Bürgerliche". Schwäbische. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ^ Faltin, Günter (30 October 2018). Brains versus Capital - Entrepreneurship for Everyone – Lean, Smart, Simple. World Scientific Publishing Co. p. 197. ISBN 9789813234611.
  6. ^ a b "Princely Family". The House of Fürstenberg. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. ^ Johansson, Frans (1 June 2017). "Episode 7: Princess Jeannette zu Fürstenberg on Art, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship". Frans Johansson. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  8. ^ "JEANNETTE ZU FÜRSTENBERG". Hinterland of Things. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. ^ "200+ Great speakers and supporters of EYES". Eyes International. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Interviewees". The State of European Tech 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Jeannette zu Fürstenberg - Diese Prinzessin erobert das Internet". Bunte. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  12. ^ "FÜRSTENBERG CONTEMPORARY". FÜRSTENBERG CONTEMPORARY. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  13. ^ "LES COLLECTIONS DES PRINCES DE FÜRSTENBERG". Donaueschingen Am Ursprung. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  14. ^ "FÜRSTENBERG". FÜRSTENBERG. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  15. ^ "3ème naissance attendue chez Christian et Jeannette de Fürstenberg". Noblesse & Royautés. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  16. ^ "BABYFREUDEN IM HAUS FÜRSTENBERG: Prinz Christian und Jeannette zum dritten Mal Eltern geworden". Gala. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  17. ^ Heckl, Stephanie (23 November 2018). "Christian & Jeannette zu Fürstenberg Das Baby ist da!". Bunte. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Polo at spring of the Danube – new members are welcome" (PDF), Polo & Luxury Country Life Magazine, pp. 32, 33, 2015, retrieved 5 January 2019
  19. ^ Hügli-Herrmann, Birgit (5 August 2017). "FÜRSTENBERG POLO CUP – TEAM OCTOGONE WINS WITH A GOLDEN GOAL". Polo & Luxury. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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