Philipp Constantin von Berckheim
Philipp Constantin von Berckheim (full name Philipp-Constantin Eduard Siegmund Clemens Tassilo Tobias von Berckheim) (born September 20, 1924 in Mannheim ; † October 6, 1984 in Weinheim ) was u. a. Car racing driver in the 1950s, banker and co-partner of the ABA Bank for Sales Credit Mannheim, large winery owner and seller of the exotic forest in Weinheim, Bergstrasse .
Life
Philipp Constantin Graf von Berckheim from the noble family von Berckheim was the son of Count Philipp Christian Paul von Berckheim (1883–1945) and Countess Irene von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (1895–1969). In 1954 he married Princess Sophie Antoinette von Fürstenberg (called Netti) in one of the richest families in Germany at the time. The divorce took place in 1963. In Mannheim he was a partner in the ABA Bank for Sales Credit Graf von Berckheim & Co. KG . After his death in 1984 he was buried in the family mausoleum in Weinheim's castle park .
Motor sports enthusiasts and car enthusiasts
After the Second World War he drove intensively in car races. Like Paul Fürst Metternich , he took part in the Carrera Panamericana and the Mille Miglia as a private driver in a Porsche 356 with Porsche factory support in 1952 . He was also one of the first buyers of the Mercedes 300 SL . He had a serious accident in a Mercedes 300 SL and from then on remained dependent on a wheelchair. At Daimler-Benz he had a unique special model of the Mercedes 600 Landaulet with a short wheelbase made.
Web links
- Sophie Antoinette Princess zu Fürstenberg on thepeerage.com , accessed on August 21, 2015.
- The racing driver Philipp Constantin Graf von Berkheim 1924-1984
- Philipp Constantin Graf von Berkheim and his AbA-Bank Mannheim, from DER SPIEGEL
- Picture of the Mercedes 600 SWB Landaulet of Constantin Philipp Graf von Berkheim
Individual evidence
- ↑ Der Spiegel Magazin, issue No. 27 from 1961, p. 24.
- ↑ Classic Cars - website: Race results of the Carrera Panamericana 1952. On: www.classicscars.com , accessed on 19 December 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berckheim, Philipp Constantin von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berckheim, Philipp Constantin Graf von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baden banker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1984 |
| Place of death | Weinheim |