Overview
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.
Early life
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 ( 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).
His paternal grandfather was Paul Eberhard, Baron von Westenholz.
Career
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."
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