Agnelli (family)

Agnelli is the name of an Italian entrepreneurial family whose members hold a majority in the Fiat Chrysler group . They are descendants of the Turin politician and businessman Edoardo Agnelli (1831–71). His son Giovanni Agnelli senior was one of the eight founders of Fiat SpA. His descendants have shaped the history of the Italian automotive industry and have been sponsors of the soccer company Juventus Turin since 1923 . The family awarded an Agnelli Prize between 1987 and 2001 .

genealogy

• Edoardo Agnelli (1831–1871), large landowner and politician
  • Giovanni Agnelli senior (1866–1945) “Il Senatore”, co-founder of the Fiat group
    • Edoardo Agnelli (1892–1935), son of Giovanni Agnelli, large Italian industrialist
      • Clara "Claire Jeanne" Agnelli (1920–2016), wife of Tassilo Fürstenberg from 1938 to 1975
        • Ira Fürstenberg (* 1940), actress and jewelry designer
          • Christoph von Hohenlohe (1956-2006)
          • Hubertus von Hohenlohe (* 1959)
        • Egon Fürstenberg (1946–2004), Swiss fashion designer
        • Sebastian Fürstenberg (* 1950)
      • Giovanni (Gianni) Agnelli (1921–2003) "L'Avvocato", son of Edoardo and grandson of Giovanni Agnelli, long-time managing director of the Fiat Group, married to Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto (1927–2019)
        • Edoardo Agnelli junior (1954-2000)
        • Margherita Agnelli (* 1955)
          • John Elkann (* 1976), grandson of Gianni Agnelli, CEO of the Fiat Chrysler Group , Ferrari and the investment company Exor
          • Lapo Elkann (* 1977), Italian entrepreneur
          • Ginevra Elkann (* 1979), Italian film director
      • Susanna Agnelli (1922–2009), Italian politician
      • Umberto Agnelli (1934–2004) “Il Dottore”, manager in the Fiat group and president of Juventus Turin
        • Giovanni Alberto Agnelli (1964–1997), Italian manager
        • Andrea Agnelli (* 1975), Italian entrepreneur and President of Juventus Turin

literature

• Alan Friedman: Agnelli, Fiat and the network of italian power , Dutton, London 1989, ISBN 978-0453006903 .

Web links

Commons : Agnelli family  - collection of images

Individual evidence

1. ^ Gisela Maria Freisinger: Agnelli family . In: Manager Magazin . January 7, 2008 ( manager-magazin.de [accessed July 25, 2018]).