Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza was born on June 7, 1958 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. She is a producer and actress, known for Kronprinz Rudolf (2006), The Sweet Requiem (2018) and Visage: Night Train (1982). She has been married to Karl Habsburg-Lothringen since January 31, 1993. They have three children.
Like her father, she is a respected art collector.
Daughter of the late noted industrialist and art collector Hans Heinrich Von Thyssen and of his third wife the former fashion model Fiona Frances Elaine Campbell-Walter.
Her husband the Archduke Karl is a great-grandson of the Archduke Otto,
first cousin of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, who happened to be the
main character of Kronprinz Rudolf (2006), where she had an appearance.