Meet the Wertheimers, the secretive French brothers worth $96 billion who control Chanel, own vineyards in France and Napa Valley, and breed racehorses
Chanel was a Nazi sympathizer and was well-connected in the world of prominent Nazis. She dated a Gestapo spy and appeared to have worked as an informant during World War II, though she was never charged.AP photoIn 1941, Chanel tried to legally wrest control of the company from Pierre Wertheimer. The Wertheimers were Jewish and, at that time, owned over 50% of the fashion house.
Chanel attempted to use a law that banned Jews from owning businesses.But Chanel was unsuccessful, as the Wertheimers had secretly handed off their stake to another French businessman before fleeing France during the Nazi occupation. In 1954, Pierre Wertheimer took full control of the company in exchange for promising to pay Coco Chanel's bills and taxes from then on. She died 17 years later.
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