Had a career in banking before becoming a fashion designer.
Father of Tatiana von Fürstenberg and Alexandre Egon Prinz zu Furstenberg, born in New York City, 25 Jan 1970, who married Alexandra Miller, the daughter of Robert W. Miller and the sister in law of the Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and Christopher R. Getty.
Nephew of the late Gianni Agnelli, founder of Italian Fiat
company.