Porsche
Business family
Ferdinand Porsche, the founder and namesake ofPorsche and patriarch of the Porsche family
Current region	Austria,Germany,Switzerland
Place of origin	Reichenberg,Kingdom of Bohemia
Founded	18th century
Website	www.porsche-se.com/en/

ThePorsche family (also known asPorsche–Piëch family^[1]) is a prominent Austrian-German family of industrialists descending from the Austrian-Bohemian-German automotive pioneer,Ferdinand Porsche. Its members controlPorsche SE and have a majority voting right overVolkswagen AG, the largest automaker in the world. The Porsche family headquarters are in the Austrian town ofZell am See.^[2] The family is the 7th richest family ofGermany (2022) with an estimated net worth of 66.5 billioneuros.^[3]

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

TheSudeten German surnamePorsche can be traced to the 18th century in the area of Reichenberg, Bohemia (nowLiberec, Czech Republic).^[4] The surname originates with the German wordBursche ("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.

• Children of Ernst Piëch and his wife Elisabeth Piëch (1936–) daughter ofHeinrich 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 ofFerdinand 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–)
  • Sophie Piëch (1994–)

• Children ofFerdinand 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 ofWolfgang 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–)

• 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)

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  Ferdinand Porsche
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  Ferry Porsche
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  Ferdinand Piëch

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

• Porsche family
• German business families
• German people of German Bohemian descent
• People of Sudeten German descent

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