Fiona Swarovski
Birth Name: Fiona Winter
Place of Birth: Basel, Switzerland
Date of Birth: 21 January, 1965
Ethnicity: Austrian, some Bohemian/Czech
Fiona Swarovski is an Austrian entrepreneur, fashion designer, and socialite.
Fiona is the daughter of Marina Langes and Philipp Winter. She is the heir of Swarovski Crystal, the jewelry and fashion accessories enterprise, located in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria. She holds Austrian, Italian, and Swiss citizenship.
Fiona is married to Austrian politician and finance minister Karl-Heinz Grasser. She has four children, including one with Karl-Heinz; two with her former husband, Italian entrepeneur Andrea Pacifico Griffin; and a daughter with her former husband, Swiss-Italian manager John Balzarini.
Fiona’s maternal grandmother was Gertrude Swarovski. Gertrude’s grandfather was Alfred Swarovski, who was the son of Daniel Swarovski, the founder of the Swarovski crystal dynasty, and of Marie Weis. Daniel was born in Georgenthal bei Gablonz, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic), the son of Franz Anton Swarovski and Helene Staffen.
* she holds Italian and Swiss citizenship too
* daughter of Marina Langes and Philipp Winter
* her maternal grandmother was Gertrude Swarovski. Gertrude’s grandfather was Alfred Swarovski, the son of Daniel Swarovski, the founder of the company.
* she has two sons with her second husband, Italian entrepeneur Andrea Pacifico Griffini
* she has a daughter with her third husband, Swiss-Italian manager John Balzarini
Who is her Czech ancestor?
Franz Anton Swarovski?
How do you know he was Czech and not German?
His name was German and his surname sounds Polish coz he was born near the border. You think he was German?
I doubt he was Czech.
he is described as “Bohemian”.
Well, he was from Bohemia.