Piers was born on 10 December 1943 in Beaconsfield, England. He is the son and heir of Henry Frederick Everhard, Baron von Westenholz (1916–1984) and Marguerite Gordon Ness. His parents divorced in 1968 and his father married Flora Evelyn Innes (née Stuart) Langford-Holt (a daughter of Ian St Clair Stuart and former wife of Sir John Anthony Langford-Holt, MP for Shrewsbury) in 1969. His brother was the late banker and fellow skier, Charles, Freiherr von Westenholz (who married Lady Mary Kerr, daughter of Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian).[2]
His paternal grandfather was Paul Eberhard, Baron von Westenholz.[3]
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Westenholz "started his career working with the interior decorator David Mlinaric and went on to collaborate with other dealers, including both Christopher Gibbs and Robert Kime." He works from Hertfordshire "specialising in 18th- and 19th-century furniture and lighting, much of it on a grand scale."[4]
Westenholz is one of House & Garden's Top 100 Interior Designers and a dealer in "18th- and 19th-century English and Anglo-Indian furniture and lighting."[5]
He married his second wife, Jane Leveson, a daughter of Arthur Edmund Leveson (son of Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson) and Margaret Ruth Maude (a daughter of G/Capt. Christopher Edward Maude), in 1979. Jane is one of the official Queen's companions to Queen Camilla.[6] Together, they are the parents of three children:
Frederick Patrick Piers von Westenholz (b. 1980)[2]
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^Payne, Lyall; Tillotson, Steve (June 2017). "Afghan Hound Times - CLOSMIDI AFGHAN HOUNDS - BARONESS WESTENHOLZ". afghanhoundtimes.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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piers, westenholz, frederick, patrick, born, december, 1943, interior, designer, former, english, alpine, skier, competed, events, 1964, winter, olympics, personal, informationfull, namefrederick, patrick, nationalityenglishborn, 1943, december, 1943, beaconsf. Frederick Patrick Piers von Westenholz born 10 December 1943 is an interior designer former English alpine skier He competed in two events at the 1964 Winter Olympics 1 Piers von WestenholzPersonal informationFull nameFrederick Patrick Piers von WestenholzNationalityEnglishBorn 1943 12 10 10 December 1943 age 80 Beaconsfield EnglandSportSportAlpine skiing Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 3 1 Second marriage 4 ReferencesEarly life editPiers was born on 10 December 1943 in Beaconsfield England He is the son and heir of Henry Frederick Everhard Baron von Westenholz 1916 1984 and Marguerite Gordon Ness His parents divorced in 1968 and his father married Flora Evelyn Innes nee Stuart Langford Holt a daughter of Ian St Clair Stuart and former wife of Sir John Anthony Langford Holt MP for Shrewsbury in 1969 His brother was the late banker and fellow skier Charles Freiherr von Westenholz who married Lady Mary Kerr daughter of Peter Kerr 12th Marquess of Lothian 2 His paternal grandfather was Paul Eberhard Baron von Westenholz 3 Career editWestenholz started his career working with the interior decorator David Mlinaric and went on to collaborate with other dealers including both Christopher Gibbs and Robert Kime He works from Hertfordshire specialising in 18th and 19th century furniture and lighting much of it on a grand scale 4 Westenholz is one of House amp Garden s Top 100 Interior Designers and a dealer in 18th and 19th century English and Anglo Indian furniture and lighting 5 Personal life editHe has been married twice His first marriage was to Sarah Arabella Marjorie von Hofmannsthal on 17 June 1964 Arabella is a daughter of Raimund von Hofmannsthal and Lady Elizabeth Hester Mary Paget the second daughter of Charles Paget 6th Marquess of Anglesey and Marjorie Paget Marchioness of Anglesey herself the eldest daughter of Henry Manners 8th Duke of Rutland They divorced without having issue in 1969 2 Second marriage edit He married his second wife Jane Leveson a daughter of Arthur Edmund Leveson son of Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson and Margaret Ruth Maude a daughter of G Capt Christopher Edward Maude in 1979 Jane is one of the official Queen s companions to Queen Camilla 6 Together they are the parents of three children Frederick Patrick Piers von Westenholz b 1980 2 Violet Marguerite von Westenholz b 1983 2 Victoria Lilly von Westenholz b 1986 2 who works at Westenholz with her father 5 With his second wife he has led the restoration of Dumfries House a personal project of King Charles III 7 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Frederick Patrick Piers de Westenholz Olympic Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 12 March 2018 a b c d e Mosley Charles editor Burke s Peerage and Baronetage 106th edition 2 volumes Crans Switzerland Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd 1999 volume 1 page 78 Payne Lyall Tillotson Steve June 2017 Afghan Hound Times CLOSMIDI AFGHAN HOUNDS BARONESS WESTENHOLZ afghanhoundtimes com Retrieved 15 March 2023 Youens Arabella 10 April 2016 Parisian apartment design ideas and tips Country Life Retrieved 15 March 2023 a b Johnston Fiona McKenzie 8 July 2021 A strikingly pretty London cottage that balances vivid colour with chintz House amp Garden Retrieved 15 March 2023 Coughlan Sean Camilla scraps ladies in waiting in modernising move BBC News Retrieved 27 November 2022 Among friends Inside the new King and Queen Consort s inner circle Tatler Retrieved 15 October 2022 nbsp This biographical article relating to alpine skiing in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piers von Westenholz amp oldid 1182985839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
