Francine von Finck and her 4 children inherited their fortune from her late husband and their father, August von Finck, who died at 91 in Nov. 2021. August inherited a business started by his grandfather, Wilhelm von Finck, in 1870. August's Merck Finck & Co. private bank spawned the Loewenbraeu breweries and insurers Munich Re and Allianz. August sold Merck Finck and the Allianz shares to Barclays Bank in 1990 and reinvested the money in a diverse portfolio.