| Name: | Heidi Horten |
| Net Worth: | $ 3 billion |
| Source of Wealth: | Horten AG |
| Born: | February 13, 1941 |
| Age: | |
| Death: | June 12, 2022 |
| Country: | Austria |
| Wife: | Helmut Horten (died) |
| Children: | None |
| Residence: | Schloss Sekirn, Sekirn, Austria |
| Private Jet: | Bombardier Challenger 300 (OE-HHH) |
| Yacht | Carinthia VII |
Heidi Horten was the richest woman in Austria as she inherited a $1 billion fortune from her husband Helmut Horten. She was born in February 1941 in Vienna. She passed away on June 12, 2022, aged 81. She married Helmut in 1966 at the age of 25, while he was 57. In 1987 she inherited a $1 billion fortune from him. She was the owner of the yacht Carinthia VII.
At the time of her death, her net worth was estimated at $3.2 billion. She was considered to be the wealthiest Austrian.
Helmut Horten (1909 –
In 1968 he floated his group on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. At that moment Horten’s group had 25,000 employees and annual sales of USD 1 billion.
In 1972 Horten sold his majority stake and retired from the business, which lost a great deal of value soon afterward. In 1994 the chain was bought by Kauhof Holding AG, and merged into the German retail group METRO AG in 1996.
Heidi Horten was Director of the Helmut Horten Foundation, which aims at supporting the healthcare system through financial contributions to medical research facilities, hospitals, and other healthcare institutions, as well as to individuals who are in need of medical care.
She had an amazing art collection. Known as the HH Collection. The collection includes the work of Francis Bacon and Andy Warhol. It is considered as one of the most important surveys on the innovative and progressive practices of the 20th-century Western art.
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Horten owned homes in Sekirn (Carinthia, Austria) Vienna and Lyford Cay in the Bahamas’. She also owned a large mansion on Belgrave Square in London.
Her main residence was Schloss Sekirn. Heidi Horten is patroness of the EC KAC (Klagenfurter Athletiksport Club) professional ice hockey team. EC KAC has won the most of the Austrian ice hockey Championships. EC KAC is based in Klagenfurt, Carinthia.
She was the owner of the motor yacht Carinthia VII. In 2021 the yacht was listed for sale. In 2022 the yacht was bought by Argentinian entrepreneur Rubén Cherñajovsky.
The Horten family has owned several luxury yachts, all named Carinthia.
Carinthia VII, named after Austria’s Carinthia region, was built at the Lurssen yard in 2002 and had a major refit in 2005.
Powered by four MTU 1163 Diesels, she can reach a maximum speed of 26 knots with a cruising speed of 22 knots.
Known for her luxurious design by Tim Heywood, Carinthia VII accommodates 12 guests and 25 crew members.
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