Jeannette zu Fürstenberg
{{short description|Hereditary Princess zu Fürstenberg}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Jeannette
| image =
| caption =
| title = Princess of Fürstenberg
| full name = Jeannette Catherine Fürstin zu Fürstenberg
| birth_name = Jeannette Catherine Griesel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Munich, Bavaria
Germany
| father =
| mother =
| spouse = Christian, Prince of Fürstenberg
| issue = Hereditary Prince Tassilo
Princess Maria Cecilia
Prince Tristan
Princess Leontine
| house = Fürstenberg
| occupation = businesswoman, entrepreneur
}}
Jeannette Catherine, Princess of Fürstenberg (née Griesel;{{cite book| last = Fine| first = Jerramy| title = Bright Young Royals: Your Guide to the Next Generation of Blue Bloods| date = 14 September 2011| publisher = Penguin| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Y1EBnhm2VYoC&q=Jeanette+zu+F%C3%BCrstenberg+birthdate&pg=PT116| isbn = 978-0425246870}} born 10 September 1982) is a German businesswoman and entrepreneur.
Early life and education
Zu Fürstenberg was born on 10 September 1982 in Munich, Bavaria, as the daughter of Peer Griesel and his wife, Ghislaine Elsbeth Cecile Rademacher-Dubbick. Her paternal family is originally from Duisburg and owns the measuring technology company Krohne Messtechnik.{{cite web| url = https://www.sz-wirtschaftsgipfel.de/en/review/rueckblick-2017/| title = Review 2017| website = Süddeutsche Zeitung Wirtschaftsgipfel| access-date = 5 January 2019}} She studied communications and economics at university in Munich. She studied economics in London and Paris, graduating with a master's degree from the ESCP/EAP.{{cite web| url = https://www.schwaebische.de/landkreis/landkreis-tuttlingen/villingen-schwenningen_artikel,-erbprinz-heiratet-b%C3%BCrgerliche-_arid,4153009.html| title = Erbprinz heiratet Bürgerliche| date = 2 September 2010| website = Schwäbische| access-date = 5 January 2019}} She completed a doctorate in business administration with a focus in entrepreneurship and art during the Renaissance at the Free University of Berlin.{{cite book| last = Faltin| first = Günter| title = Brains versus Capital - Entrepreneurship for Everyone – Lean, Smart, Simple| publisher = World Scientific Publishing Co| date = 30 October 2018| page = 197| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=rPZtDwAAQBAJ&q=jeanette&pg=PA197| isbn = 9789813234611}}
Career
She has worked for Ernst & Young, Synthesis, and AXA. She is founding partner of La Famiglia VC, a European-based venture capital fund investing in early stage tech companies across Europe and the US.{{cite web| url = https://haus-fuerstenberg.de/family/?lang=en| title = Princely Family| website = The House of Fürstenberg| access-date = 5 January 2019| archive-date = 1 January 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190101051648/https://haus-fuerstenberg.de/family/?lang=en| url-status = dead}}{{cite web| url = https://www.fransjohansson.com/podcast/episodes/2017/5/26/me7-princess-jeanette-von-frstenberg-on-art-innovation-and-entrepreneurship| title = Episode 7: Princess Jeannette zu Fürstenberg on Art, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship| last = Johansson| first = Frans| date = 1 June 2017| website = Frans Johansson| access-date = 5 January 2019}} Jeannette zu Fürstenberg has been active in the start-up ecosystem as Co-Founder, investor and advisor since 2013.{{cite web| url = https://www.hinterland-of-things.de/speaker/jeannette-zu-fuerstenberg/| title = JEANNETTE ZU FÜRSTENBERG| website = Hinterland of Things| access-date = 5 January 2019}}{{cite web| url = http://eyesinternational.org/supporters/| title = 200+ Great speakers and supporters of EYES| website = Eyes International| access-date = 5 January 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://2017.stateofeuropeantech.com/chapter/introduction/article/thought-leaders/| title = Interviewees| website = The State of European Tech 2017| access-date = 5 January 2019}}
In 2011, zu Fürstenberg and her husband founded "Fürstenberg Zeitgenössisch". The project consists of a fellowship programme, annual temporary exhibitions and the establishment of a small collection. The focus is on young, emerging artists who have distinguished themselves in recent years through new concepts and languages of form and have in this context become the focus of international discourse.{{cite web| url = https://fuerstenbergzeitgenoessisch.com/?lang=en| title = FÜRSTENBERG CONTEMPORARY| website = FÜRSTENBERG CONTEMPORARY| access-date = 5 January 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://www.donaueschingen.de/fr/Culture-Tourisme/Musique,-thtre,-muses/Les-collections-des-Princes-de-Fuerstenberg| title = LES COLLECTIONS DES PRINCES DE FÜRSTENBERG| website = Donaueschingen Am Ursprung| access-date = 5 January 2019}}
La Famiglia merged with American VC firm General Catalyst in 2023, after which zu Fürstenberg became a managing director at the latter, overseeing its European business.{{Cite news |last=Hammond |first=George |date=16 October 2023 |title=General Catalyst in German VC tie-up as part of European tech push |url=https://www.ft.com/content/6bc919bc-096b-4ab4-a0fe-b9d6af9199d0 |work=Financial Times}}{{Cite web |last=Warnock |first=Eleanor |date=16 October 2023 |title=German fund La Famiglia merges with General Catalyst |url=https://sifted.eu/articles/la-famiglia-general-catalyst |website=Sifted}}
Personal life
On 16 September 2010 she married Christian, Fürst zu Fürstenberg (b. 1977) in a civil ceremony in Donaueschingen. They had a religious ceremony on 25 September 2010 in Rome.https://www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.donaueschingen-heirat-in-rom.4a7aefa6-991f-4756-b65a-834fd1a53313.html At the time of their marriage, her husband was the heir apparent of his father, Heinrich, Prince of Fürstenberg. She gave birth to their first child, Prince Tassilo, on 24 December 2012; their second child, Princess Maria Cecilia, on 11 March 2015; their third child, Prince Tristan, on 22 November 2018{{cite web| url = https://www.gala.de/royals/allgemein/prinz-christian---jeannette-zu-fuerstenberg--zum-dritten-mal-eltern-geworden-21958508.html| title = BABYFREUDEN IM HAUS FÜRSTENBERG: Prinz Christian und Jeannette zum dritten Mal Eltern geworden| date = 23 November 2018| website = Gala| access-date = 6 January 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://www.bunte.de/royals/royals-weltweit/christian-jeannette-zu-fuerstenberg-das-baby-ist-da.html| title = Christian & Jeannette zu Fürstenberg Das Baby ist da!| last = Heckl| first = Stephanie| date = 23 November 2018| website = Bunte| access-date = 6 January 2019}} and their fourth child, Princess Leontine, on 25 June 2020.
She began playing polo in 2010, and co-founded the Fürstenberg Polo Club with her husband later that year.{{Citation| title = Polo at spring of the Danube – new members are welcome| newspaper = Polo & Luxury Country Life Magazine| pages = 32, 33| year = 2015| url = https://fuerstenberg-polo.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/PoloLuxury-03_2015.pdf| access-date = 5 January 2019}}{{cite web| url = http://www.polo-luxury.ch/blog/2017/08/05/fuerstenberg-polo-cup-team-octogone-wins-with-a-golden-goal/| title = FÜRSTENBERG POLO CUP – TEAM OCTOGONE WINS WITH A GOLDEN GOAL| last = Hügli-Herrmann| first = Birgit| date = 5 August 2017| website = Polo & Luxury| access-date = 5 January 2019}}
In 2024, her father-in-law died. Her husband then succeeded to the Head of the princely house.{{Cite web |last=Bote |first=Schwarzwälder |title=Adelsfamilie in Donaueschingen trauert: Heinrich Fürst zu Fürstenberg verstorben |url=https://www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.haus-fuerstenberg-in-donaueschingen-trauert-heinrich-fuerst-zu-fuerstenberg-verstorben.58a9041e-8453-4482-a795-f35c0d416950.html |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=schwarzwaelder-bote.de |language=de}}
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Category:Free University of Berlin alumni
Category:Princesses by marriage
Category:21st-century German businesswomen