Thyssen family

The Thyssen family^[1] has notable members, all of whom descend from Friedrich Thyssen, which established steel works, elevators and escalators, industrial conglomerates, banks, and art collections - Thyssen AG, ThyssenKrupp and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Originating from Germany, family members have taken up residence in various countries.

Isaak Lambert Thyssen, (c. 1685-1773), wed firstly before 1720 Johanna Wirtz, died c. 1728; wed secondly 1730 Anna Maria Charlier (died c. 1738); wed 3rdly c. 1740 Mechtild Deutz (1701-?). He had offspring.

Nikolaus Thyssen (1727-1778), wed 1763 Anna Maria Hungs (1740-1825)

Nikolaus Thyssen (1763-1814), wed 1792 Christine Nellessen (1767-1818)

Johann Friedrich Thyssen (1804-1877), a banker, wed 1838 his cousin Katharina Thyssen (1814-1888), daughter of Isaak Thyssen (1766-1815), wed 1803 Margaretha Kluck (1784-1868)

August Thyssen, (1842-1926), wed 1872-85 Hedwig Pelzer

Fritz Thyssen, (1873-1951), wed Amelie Zurhelle

Anna (Anita) Thyssen (1909-1990), wed 1936 Gábor Ödön Ladislaus Josef Maria Graf Zichy de Zich et Vásonykeö (1910-1974), divorced 1946

Friedrich-August aka Federico Augusto Count Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1937-), wed firstly 1960 Alayde Mutzenbecher (1943-), divorced; wed secondly 1976 Maria Stella Fratta Silvero (1950-), divorced 1984; wed thirdly 1987 Maria Inés Sellarés (1952-), divorced 1989; and wed fourthly 2002 Laura Arce (1958-)

Alejandro Augusto Count Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1961-), wed firstly 1993 Janaina da Silva Fires (1972-), divorced; wed secondly 2002 Anna Sazontyeva (1969-), without issue

Katarina Countess Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1996-)
Julia Pavlina Countess Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (2004-)

Marcia Amelia Countess Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1963-), m. 1987 Felipe Alberto Martín de la Balze, without issue
Claudia Caroline Countess Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1966-), unmarried
Federico Julian Ladislao Count Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1978-), wed 2005 Carolina Valenzuela (1977-)

Federico Ladislao Count Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (2006-)

Gabriel Federico Count Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1988-)

Gabriel Count Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1942-), wed firstly 1963 Elsa Barcellos (1944-), divorced 1980; wed secondly 1980 Christina Llacer (1960-)

Anna Christina Countess Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1964-), wed 1985 Alejandro Moreno (1963-), with issue: Alejandro Moreno, Sophia Moreno, Bianca Moreno
Isabel Luise Countess Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1966-), wed, with issue: Alexa, Helene and Nico
Claudio Eduardo Count Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1971-), wed Maria Florencia Badino (1973) with issue: Count Tomas Zichy, Count Maximiliano Zichy (2006) and Countess Emilia Zichy (2010)
Augusto Count Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1974-) wed Maria Eugenia de Andrade (1975), with issue: Count Matias Zichy (2008) and Count Felipe Zichy (2010)
Cynthie Janine Countess Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1981-)
Yasmine Kristen Countess Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1984-)
Amelie Justine Countess Zichy-Thyssen de Zich et Vásonykeö (1987-), wed Christopher G. Gort, with issue:

Shiloh J. Gort
Kalaya Gort

August Thyssen (1874-1943), wed, and had issue:

Bodo Thyssen, (1918-2004), second husband (divorced by 1989) of Renate Thyssen-Henne (1939-) (whose children by a previous marriage adopted the Thyssen name; the daughter Gabriella wed firstly 1991 as his second wife, Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen, (divorced 1998); and secondly 1998 the Aga Khan IV, (separated 2004); issue born of both marriages)

Heinrich Freiherr Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva, (1875-1947), wed 1906-32 Margit Freiin Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva

Henrik Gábor István Ágost Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (1907-1981), m. 1stly 1927 Elisabeth Clarkson, wed secondly 1932 Ilona Kugler (1905-1992), without issue
Margit Gabriella Lujza Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (1911-1989), "The Killer Countess", wed 1933 Johann (Iván) Maria Josef Ladislaus Count Batthyány de Német-Ujvar (1910-1985)

Johann (Iván) Ladislaus Heinrich Maria Count Batthyány de Német-Ujvar (1934-1967)
Robert Christof Heinrich Maria Count Batthyány de Német-Ujvar (1935-), wed 1966 Christine Riechert (1938-), daughter of Hans Joachim Riechert and wife Elfriede Brodthage

Tatiana Christina Maria Countess Batthyány de Német-Ujvar (1968-), wed 1993 Konrad Count von Waldersee (1957-), sixth grandson in male line of Leopold III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

Henry Count von Waldersee
Laura Countess von Waldersee (1998-)
László Count von Waldersee (2000-)

Iván Christof Count Batthyány de Német-Ujvar (1979-)

Gabrielle Wilhelmine Hedwige Marie Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (1915-), wed 1938 Adolf Willem Carel Baron van Bentinck (1905-1970), and had:

Henriette Louise Maria Baroness van Bentinck (1949-2010), wed firstly 1967 Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton (1946-),(div 1973); wed secondly Richard Thompson, divorced; wed thirdly 1978 Serge Boissevain (1947-2011)
Carel Johannes Baron van Bentinck (1957-), wed firstly Nora Picciotto, divorced; ex-wife of Prince Adam Karol Czartoryski; and secondly Lisa Hogan,^[2] actress, divorced, with issue of the second marriage

Hans Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva, (aka "Heini") (1921-2002), founder of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid

1st marriage 1946-50 with Princess Maria Theresa Amalia of Lippe-Weissenfeld, with issue:

Baron Georg Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva(1950-)

2nd marriage 1954-56 with Nina Sheila Dyer
3rd marriage 1956-65 with Fiona Frances Elaine Campbell-Walter

Baroness Francesca Anne Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (1958-), wed 1993 Karl Habsburg-Lothringen, aka Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Head of the House of Habsburg, with issue:

Archduchess Eleonore of Austria (1994-)
Archduke Ferdinand Zvonimir of Austria (1997-)
Archduchess Gloria of Austria (1999-)

Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (1963-), converted to Islam

4th marriage 1967-84 with Denise Shorto

Baron Wilfried Alexander August Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (1974-)

5th marriage 1985 with María del Carmen Rosario Soledad Cervera Fernández de la Guerra (aka "Tita"), a former Miss Cataluña, Miss Spain, Miss Europe, and Miss Universe, and previously wife of Lex Barker, (1919-1973)

Borja (1980-) (Tita's son, adopted by Baron Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza) wed 2007 Blanca Cuesta, with issue:

Sacha Thyssen-Bornemisza (2008-)

Hedwig Thyssen (1878-1950), wed firstly 1899 Ferdinand Freiherr von Neufforge (1869-1942), divorced 1908) wed secondly 1908 Maximilian (Max) Freiherr von Berg (1859-1924); with issue, a natural son, who used his mother's maiden name:

Joseph Thyssen

Notes

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