Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach

Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach (January 24, 1938 – May 8, 1986) was a German entrepreneur and the last member of the Krupp dynasty.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Quotations 3 Literature 4 Media 5 External links 6 References

Biography

The son of Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach {1907-1967} and Anneliese {Bahr} Lampert {1909-1998} {married 1937-divorced 1941}; Arndt von Bohlen famously waived his inheritance in 1968 and thus was no longer the owner of the company "Fried. Krupp." Arndt used his collective inheritance of around 3 billion DM from his father Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach to create the "Alfried Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach Foundation". However, the foundation decided to honor Arndt with a yearly appanage of 2 million DM.^[1] Because he waived his inheritance, he was also not allowed to use the family name Krupp, which was reserved to the sole inheritor of the family business.

On February 14, 1969 he married Princess Henrietta von Auersperg, the daughter of Prince Alois von Auersperg and the Countess Henrietta Larisch von Möennich.^[2] Despite this, Arndt was notoriously homosexual ^[3] .^[4] Due to generous compensation and appanage Arndt was able to live the jet-set life, flying constantly between Miami and Marrakesh. At the age of 48 - being an alcoholic for a long time ^[4] - he died in his castle in Salzburg of jaw cancer. He was deeply in debt.

In the book LIFE by Keith Richards. Keith states that Arndt was a regular party companion in Marrakech.

Quotations

• "That's the last thing I needed" -- when asked if he ever thought of working.

Literature

• Kammertöns, Hanns-Bruno (1998) Der letzte Krupp (in German). Hamburg: Hoffmann & Campe. ISBN 3455111882

Media

• Bernard Baumgarten (choreographer): Pseudo-Krupp, ein Tanzstück. Date of premiere: October 2, 2001 at the Theatre d’Esch in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
• Luchino Visconti (director): Die Verdammten (The Damned), movie 1969, with Helmut Berger as "Martin von Essenbeck". His character is based on Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach. The screenplay was nominated for an Oscar in 1970.
• Carlo Rola (director): Krupp - Eine deutsche Familie (Krupp - A German Family). (German miniseries) Nikolai Kinski plays the young Arndt von Bohlen-Halbach.

External links

• Literature by and about Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach in the German National Library

References

1. ^ "End of the Dynasty". www.time.com. 1967-08-11. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,899735,00.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
2. ^ "Milestones". www.time.com. 1969-02-14. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,900654,00.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
3. ^ "Geld für den Geist: Eine Stiftung hilft der Altertumskunde - Prof. Werner Eck bekommt Finanzmittel ohne Aktionen, Explosionen und Events" (in German). 3sat.de. 2007-01-25. http://www.3sat.de/3sat.php?http://www.3sat.de/nano/bstuecke/103590/index.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Berger, Helmut: Ich : die Autobiographie". www.holde- heuer.de. 1998. http://www.holde-heuer.de/ich_-_helmut_berger.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 

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Name	Bohlen und Halbach, Arndt von
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Date of birth	1938-01-24
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Date of death	1986-05-08
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