Ferfried Maximilian Pius Meinrad Maria Hubert Michael Justinus Prinz von Hohenzollern (14 April 1943 – 27 September 2022[1]) was a member of the princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and champion race car driver.[2] He was also known as the "black sheep" of Hohenzollern after several divorces and alcoholism including binge drinking scandals.[3][4]
In 1971 Ferfried won the second 24-hour race at Nürburgring in Germany with a BMW 1600 Alpina. After 36 years of absence from active racing, he raced again for the private racing team Racing Strip.com live in 2007, again in a BMW.[6]
Marriages and childrenedit
His first marriage, on 21 September 1968, was to Angela von Morgen (11 November 1942 – 11 January 2019), daughter of Ernst von Morgen and Countess Margarethe von Schlitz gen. von Görtz. They were divorced in 1973, having had two daughters:
Valerie Alexandra Henriette Margarethe (born 10 April 1969)
Stefanie Michaela Sigrid Birgitta (born 8 May 1971)
His second marriage, on 7 April 1977, was to Eliane Etter (born 4 May 1947), daughter of Dr. Hans Etter and Irmgard Zosso. They were divorced in 1987, having had two children:
Henriette Annabelle Gabriele Adrienne (born 26 March 1978)
Moritz Johannes Axel Peter Meinrad (born 5 May 1980)[7]
In 1999 he married Maja Synke Meinert (born 8 October 1971). They were divorced in early March 2007.[8]
Ferfried's three marriages were morganatic, although the first marriage to Angela von Morgen in 1968 (sister of Erika von Morgen, wife of Carl-Philip, Prince of Salm-Salm) was to a member of Germany's historical nobility, albeit untitled.[9][7]
In the mediaedit
Beginning 8 May 2006 the reality programmeTatjana & Foffi – Cinderella Becomes A Princess was broadcast on television, focusing on Ferfried's former relationship with Tatjana Gsell. He appeared on TV Gusto's Royal Dinner, co-hosting alongside Birte Karalus.
Auto racing resultsedit
1968edit
24 March 1968, 4 h Monza (Italy; Div.2+3), Porsche 911, 2nd