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Paul Alfons von Metternich-Winneburg, in full: ''Paul Alfons Maria Clemens Lothar Philippus Neri Felix Nicomedes Prinz von Metternich-Winneburg'' (26 May 1917 – 21 September 1992) was a German-Austrian racing driver and President of the FIA. == Biography == Paul Alfons von Metternich-Winneburg was born in Vienna in the noble diplomatic family of Metternich and was a great-grandson of the Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich. He attended the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. In 1940 in Berlin, where he belonged to a circle of opponents of the regime, he met his future wife Tatiana Wassiltschikoff, who had a position in the foreign office. They were married in Berlin-Grunewald on 6 September 1941 and lived initially at Kynžvart Castle in Egerland. In 1945 he was expelled from Czechoslovakia and lost his property there. He moved to another family seat (from 1816), the winery Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau which had been destroyed in the war. He rebuilt it and ran the winery with his wife. He also became a racing car driver. Among other contests, he participated in the Monte Carlo Rally and the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans. From 1960 he was President of the Automobilclub von Deutschland. From 1975 until 1985 he was President of the worldwide automobile club FIA. He was further engaged in the Order of Saint Lazarus charity organisation and was Grand bailiff for the German Balliwick. In 1979 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. His wife Tatiana von Metternich-Winneburg was a well known art patron. With his death in Geneva, the main line of the Metternich family became extinct. His widow was the last representative of the House Metternich-Winneburg. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Alfons von Metternich-Winneburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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