Lawrence Von Starnberg

**Lawrence Von Starnberg** is a registered character. He was created in October of 2020.

## Biography

Lawrence A. Von Starnberg (neé Laurenz Alois Von Starnberg) was born in August 1986, in Munich. He is the only child of Herrmann Walther Von Starnberg and Grazia Martini.

After spending his early years in his hometown and receiving his bachelor’s degree in economics in 2008, Lawrence moved to Milan - his mother´s hometown. Having good relations to family members in influential positions of the automotive design house Cagato, he was able to begin working as an accountant there. During this period, he attended numerous social events and was able to introduce himself to Milan’s high society, of which his mother’s side of the family is very much a part of. Lawrence was also able to make important acquaintances with moguls of the city’s financial sector, from which he greatly benefitted as they later taught him professional business practices, although some people claim them to be questionable. His connections even reached into politics, leading Lawrence to have been seen at Italy’s former prime minister Sergio Carceroni’s villa, attending a social event.

In 2012, he decided to continue his studies and obtain a master’s degree in financial asset management at the prestigious Vespucci University in Liberty City. While on campus, he got to know Lana Von Crastenburg through their common associate Marco Lampadati. Their friendship lasts to this day. Putting his considerable wealth handling skills into good use he was able to finance a comfortable stay in Algonquin by buying and selling assets for his fellow students.

Having obtained his master’s degree, Lawrence moved to Frankfurt in 2014 and began working for his father’s company “Von Starnberg & Partner” - a private credit institute - eventually becoming its’ head financial operator a few years later. The employment in Mr. Von Starnberg’s firm gave him the means to become one of the best wealth managers in the high-end sector. His discreteness quickly gained him respect among the company’s more influential customers. He was able to establish contacts to various important people in Europe, Russia, and the U.S. - one of them being James F. Howard-Burton - a long lasting friend of his father’s.

Due to Von Starnberg & Partner expanding to the United States in 2017, Lawrence transferred to Liberty city to coordinate the whole operation. After successfully completing the expansion one year later, he decided to change and accepted an offer from Howard Holding PLC - staying in Liberty city - where he now works as Chief Operations Officer.

## Personality

Lawrence is a very determined person – kind and respectful to the (very few) people he likes. Like his father, he tends to be composed and usually holds back rather than being overly extroverted.

Although he is considered to be charismatic, there have been people describing him as conceited and looking down on others – an accusation he demented as “vile claim from plebs who don’t understand his ways”.

## Hobbies and Interests

Being passionate about art, Lawrence is in possession of a vast collection of all kinds of paintings, most of them being European pieces from the 17th and 18th century.  However, he further owns a smaller but very selected collection of paintings from central Europe and Russia from the 19th and 20th century.

Moreover, he enjoys Italian marble statues as well, keeping his collection inside of his estate in Modena.

He further owns a remarkable car collection – heavily focusing on his passion for classics. The most extensive part of his vehicle assemblage is in the U.S., split between Los Santos and Liberty City. The other, Europe-based part is located in different countries and cities - mostly Germany and Italy.

Lastly, Lawrence has a weak spot for architecture. He owns a plethora of estates, houses, and apartments all around the world, with the very heart of his possessions being the baroque Château de Yvelines in Paris and the georgian summer estate in Kent Downs. Furthermore, the neo-baroque Villa Lionheart outside of Berlin is another of favorites.

## Ancestry

It is possible to trace Lawrence’s ancestry up to the early 1700s, as the german branch of the family is of aristocratic bloodline – mainly related to the austro-hungarian Erzseházy and the noble german Von Starnberg families. Both families put forth a great number of counts and dukes in the past with great influence on the ruling class at that time. However, parts of that influence were dramatically reduced after WWI.

His mother’s-side of the family is from northern Italy and Switzerland, with past key-figures of the household being important in the industry sector

## Trivia

While making acquaintances in Milan’s high-society, Lawrence got to know Massimo Dell’Oro, a very close friend of, at that time, prime minister Sergio Carceroni. When Dell’Oro was arrested and put into jail one year later for dealings with the Mafia, Lawrence had to undergo several hours of police interrogations.

## Known affiliations

#### Russia

Lawrence encountered the director of the Bolshoi theatre Pyotr Abramov during a visit of the opera in Vienna. When he visited Moscow in mid-2021, Pyotr introduced him to different oligarchs as well as statesmen. Further connections remain unknown.

#### Italy

Having lived and worked in Italy, Lawrence did make a lot of friends and partners - mainly architects, designers, and art connoisseurs in Milan. He is still in close contact with many of them as they usually serve him as dealers for his beloved art pieces.

## Wealth

A precise estimation of Lawrence’s wealth is quite difficult to make, as he wove a complex web of broad investments, reaching from real estate ownership through subcompanies, to a variety of financial assets and firm stake holdings. With a car collection valued around $300M, his overall net worth is estimated to lay between ten and twenty billion dollars.

## FIB Database record

 **Status:** | Not a threat

 **Criminal Record**: | * None