Carlo von Zeitschel

Carlo von Zeitschel is an Italian-German art dealer, gallery owner and socialite.

Biography

Zeitschel was born to Barbara Zeitschel and Carlo dei baroni Nasi, a grandson of Olympic sailor Carlo Nasi and a great-grandson of Giovanni Agnelli.^[1] He has claimed to be both a German baron and Italian viscount.^[2] Through his mother, he is a grandson of the German diplomat and Nazi functionary Carltheo Zeitschel, who claimed to be an illegitimate son of German Emperor Wilhelm II.^[3]

Zeitschel worked at Morgan Stanley before opening an art gallery, CVZ Contemporary, in Soho in 2004.^[4]

He was featured in Jamie Johnson's 2003 documentary Born Rich, which focused on the lives of New York socialites including Ivanka Trump and Georgina Bloomberg.^[5] He reportedly disapproved of the documentary's portrayal of him.^[6]

References

1. "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
2. Goodman, Tim (24 October 2003). "An embarrassment of riches? In some cases, this is just what they deserve". SFGate.
3. Klarsfeld, Beate (1975). Wherever They May Be!. Vanguard Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-8149-0748-1. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
4. Schillinger, Liesl (1 July 2007). "The Master of Festivities". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-28 – via NYTimes.com.
5. "Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / 'Born Rich' reveals privileged information". archive.boston.com.
6. Cain, Áine. "15 years after 11 uber-wealthy heirs appeared in the controversial documentary 'Born Rich," here's where they are — from the White House to the Amazon". Business Insider.