Heidi Horten was a billionaire and art collector from Austria. She passed away at the age of 81. Let’s see how did she die, what happened, and what was Heidi Horten Cause of Death.
How did Heidi Horten die?
Heidi Horten was a billionaire and art collector from Austria. She is the widow of entrepreneur Helmut Horten. Forbes estimated her net worth to be $3 billion in May 2020. Horten inherited her fortune after her husband, the founder of the German department store chain Horten AG, died.
Helmut Horten Stiftung, is a charitable foundation that supports various healthcare institutions, funds medical research, and assists those in need.
Heidi Horten Cause of Death
Horten amassed a 500-piece art collection that included works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Georg Baselitz, and Yves Klein. In 2018, 170 works from the Heidi Horten Collection were on display at Vienna’s Leopold Museum.
Horten announced plans to open a private museum in Vienna in 2019, after purchasing a 155-year-old, 22,000-square-foot mansion to house the collection, which she planned to open to the public in 2022.
Horten donated nearly one million euros to the Austrian People’s Party in 2018 and 2019, it was revealed in August 2019.
The cause of death for Heidi Horten is unknown at this time.
Heidi Horton Early Life
Heidi Horten was a billionaire and art collector from Austria. She was the widow of entrepreneur Helmut Horten. Forbes estimated her net worth to be $3 billion in May 2020.
Horten inherited her fortune after her husband, the founder of the German department store chain Horten AG, died. Horten met her husband when she was 19 years old; he was 30 years her senior.
Horten served on the board of the Helmut Horten Stiftung, a charitable foundation that supports various healthcare institutions, funds medical research and assists those in need.
Heidi Horton Career
When in Europe, Horten split her time between Vienna, Austria, and Ticino, Switzerland, and Lyford Cay, Bahamas. Horten enjoyed hunting and art collecting and owned the 315-foot yacht Carinthia VII. In 2008, Horten sold the 35.56 carat Wittelsbach Diamond, which was previously part of the Crown Jewels of Bavaria, for $24 million.
Horten amassed a 500-piece art collection that included works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Georg Baselitz, and Yves Klein. In 2018, 170 works from the Heidi Horten Collection were on display at Vienna’s Leopold Museum.
Horten announced plans to open a private museum in Vienna in 2019, having purchased a 155-year-old, 22,000-square-foot mansion to house the collection, which she planned to open to the public in 2022.
Horten gave nearly one million Euros to the Austrian People’s Party in 2018 and 2019, it was revealed in August 2019.
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