Porsche family

The Porsche family is a prominent Austrian family of industrialists descending from the automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche. Its members have full ownership of the Porsche SE automobile corporation.
Ferdinand Porsche was born to a German-speaking family of Maffersdorf, Bohemia, son of Anton Porsche (1845-1908) and Anna Ehrlich.
The Sudeten German surname Porsche can be traced to the 18th-century in the area of Reichenberg (now Liberec), Bohemia.baptism of Joannes Josephus (Wenzel) Porsche on 16 July 1777 in Neuharzdorf, Reichenberg parish, son of 
Antonius Porsche Tibialifex (stocking-maker) and of M. Elisabeth.
Liberec Baptisms (Křty) 1771-1780 (v. L84-6)
 The surname originates with the German word Bursche ("boy, young man, apprentice, farmhand") and is on record in northern Bohemia in various spellings (Porsch, Borsche, Borsch, Bursche, Bursch, Pursch, Pursche etc.) from the early 17th century.
==Other Members==
* Elisabeth Piëch (1936-) wife of Ernst Piëch and Daughter of Heinrich Nordhoff (1899-1968)
** Charlotte Piëch (1960-)
** Florian Piëch (1962-)
** Sebastian Piëch
* Josef Ahorner husband of Louise Daxer-Piëch
** Louise Dorothe Ahorner (1957-)
** Josef Michael Ahorner (1960-)
* Wife of Ferdinand Piëch: Corina von Planta (former), Herma Hutter (former), Marlene Porsche (former) and Ursula Piëch
** Children of Ferdinand Piëch: Arlanne, Corinna, Desiree, Jasmin, Ferdinand (1979-), Caroline (1982-), Valentin, Markus (1985-), Florina (1987-), Gregor (1994-)
*** Ferdinand Nando Piëch (1965-)
*** Ferdinand Anton Piëch (1978-)
* Children of Hans Michael Piëch: Claudia (1964-), Melanie (1967-), Helene and Sophie
** Sfefan Piëch (1970-)
** Julia Kuhn-Piëch (1981-)
The father of Chris Reitz, the former head of design for Alfa Romeo, was adopted by Dorothea, the wife of Ferry.
==Company==
* Porsche SE (Equity:50%/Voting Power:100%)
* Volkswagen Group (Subscribed capital:32.2%/Voting rights:50.73%)
* Porsche Engineering (Subsidiary of Porsche SE)
* Porsche Design Group (Majority Stake)
==Gallery==
==References==
*"The Porsche Story: A Fierce Family Feud"—Der Spiegel
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*Family tree
 
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Category:People of Sudeten German descent
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