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Carlo von Zeitschel is an Italian-German art dealer, gallery owner and socialite.
Zeitschel was born to Barbara Zeitschel and Carlo dei baroni Nasi, a grandson of Olympic sailor Carlo Nasi and a great-grandson of Giovanni Agnelli. [1] He has claimed to be both a German baron and Italian viscount. [2] Through his mother, he is a grandson of the German diplomat and Nazi functionary Carltheo Zeitschel, who claimed to be an illegitimate son of German Emperor Wilhelm II. [3]
Zeitschel worked at Morgan Stanley before opening an art gallery, CVZ Contemporary, in Soho in 2004. [4]
He was featured in Jamie Johnson's 2003 documentary Born Rich, which focused on the lives of New York socialites including Ivanka Trump and Georgina Bloomberg. [5] He reportedly disapproved of the documentary's portrayal of him. [6]