Ivana Trump
Trump in 2016, photo by excelentphoto/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Ivana Maria Zelníčková
Date of Birth: 20 February, 1949
Place of Birth: Gottwaldov, Moravia, Czechoslovakia (now Zlin, Czech Republic)
Date of Death: July 14, 2022
Place of Death: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Ethnicity: Czech
Ivana Trump was a Czech and American businessperson, media personality, socialite, fashion designer, author, and model. She was the first wife of American businessperson and television personality Donald Trump, who became the 45th President of the United States, after their marriage. Their children are Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump.
Ivana was the daughter of Marie (Francová) and František Milan/Milos Zelnicek. She moved to New York in the mid 1970s.
Ivana had said that her mother was Austrian. This does not appear to have been accurate.
Ivana’s paternal grandfather was Emanuel Zelníček (the son of Jan Zelníček and Teresia/Teresie Hutařová). Emanuel was born in Třebíč, Morava, Rakousko. Jan was the son of Tomáš Zelníček and Anna Janoušková. Teresia was the daughter of Jan Hutař and Františka Zejda/Zejdová.
Ivana’s paternal grandmother was Kateřina Kupcová/Kopecká (the daughter of Antonín Kopecký and Antonie Mastná). Kateřina was born in Třebíč, Morava, Rakousko. Antonín was the son of Václav Kopecký and Anna Suková. Antonie was the daughter of František Mastný and Františka Kratochvílová.
Ivana’s maternal grandfather was Václav Franc (the son of Martin Franc and Magdalena Bradová). Václav was born in Velké Pavlovice/Groß Pawlowitz, Břeclav, Moravia. Martin was the son of Martin Franc and Kateřina Lacina. Magdalena was the daughter of František Brada and Marie Slámová.
Ivana’s maternal grandmother was Anna Procinger/Procingrová (the daughter of Josef Pocingr/Procingr and Marie Hládková/Hládeková). Anna was born in Velké Pavlovice/Groß Pawlowitz, Břeclav, Moravia. Josef was the son of Jan Pocingr and Marie Rozinková. Ivana’s great-grandmother Marie was the daughter of Jan Hládek and Kateřina Vlasáková.
Sources: Genealogy of Ivana Trump – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Ivana Trump (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
Ivana’s mother is indeed Austrian, she says it herself in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qod92UfBaQo ( 0:54)
So her kids (Ivanka and her brothers) are 1/4 Austrian because their mother is half.
Does Francová sound like a typical Austrian surname to you?
It said on here Wiki page that she is half Austrian.
The info on geni.com is different from the one in the text. Pretty much everywhere I look it says Miloš Zelníček was her father.
It’s different because they’ve changed it from what they used to say.