336:
1168:
25:
229:
At the age of 30, he started investing in
Belgian steel factories, and by the end of the 1970s he practically controlled the whole steel industry in the region of Charleroi. He foresaw the coming steel crisis of the late 1970s and sold his enterprises to the Belgian state after merging them with the
330:
221:
Frère grew up as a son of a nail merchant and helped in the business since an early age. His father died when Frère was 17; Frère had to leave school and run the family business by himself.
454:
289:. His second wife was Christine Hennuy, and they have had two children, Ségolène, and Charles-Albert, who died in 1999, in a car accident at the age of 19.
1209:
455:
https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/alimentation-boisson/les-familles-frere-et-arnault-confient-les-renes-de-cheval-blanc-a-un-ex-stagiaire/10480445.html
257:, and Tractebel. He actively promoted international consolidation of the sectors in which he was involved, selling Banque Bruxelles Lambert to
329:
1258:
569:
238:
1202:
89:
364:
61:
424:
68:
1195:
108:
75:
42:
445:
Comte
Humbert de Marnix de Sainte Aldegonde, Etat présent de la noblesse belge, Bruxelles, 2006, seconde partie.
520:
46:
57:
1243:
266:
335:
1248:
944:
369:
237:
Frère used the proceeds from this sale to build an investment empire around the Swiss holding company
1142:
870:
781:
137:
1137:
285:
Frère was married and had three children. His first wife was Nelly
Depoplimont, and they had a son,
246:
1253:
1238:
990:
939:
602:
35:
949:
309:
791:
82:
466:
1082:
1033:
965:
796:
660:
249:
in 1982 and over the year added significant stakes in such wide-ranging
Belgian companies as
957:
1233:
1228:
1183:
1065:
975:
297:
1013:
8:
1023:
900:
685:
574:
1088:
537:
513:
1008:
970:
926:
921:
766:
728:
584:
559:
286:
198:
597:
895:
801:
771:
748:
705:
579:
480:
352:
231:
834:
824:
1121:
1060:
1018:
931:
564:
554:
301:
985:
481:"Freddy Thielemans wordt officier in de Franse Légion d'Honne... - De Standaard"
1179:
1038:
1003:
980:
875:
829:
723:
625:
396:
317:
242:
1222:
786:
758:
670:
655:
589:
506:
323:
736:
695:
635:
1115:
776:
675:
650:
274:
210:
665:
270:
1102:
890:
819:
258:
254:
250:
160:
141:
24:
1147:
1108:
1096:
1028:
995:
753:
645:
313:
1167:
1175:
885:
865:
860:
839:
740:
620:
880:
700:
680:
690:
640:
293:
630:
529:
467:
https://www.whoswho.fr/decede/biographie-albert-frere_33464
305:
324:
Overview over Albert Frère's shareholdings as of May 2009
262:
498:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
365:Albert Frère in the 2009 Forbes billionaires' list
209:(4 February 1926 – 3 December 2018) was a Belgian
1220:
245:. Pargesa took over the Belgian holding company
255:Compagnie Luxembourgoise de Télédiffusion (CLT)
1203:
514:
425:"Ses deux amours: l'argent et le vin - La DH"
241:which he founded with the Canadian investor
1210:
1196:
521:
507:
478:
230:competing steel firm Cockerill to create
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
419:
417:
391:
389:
334:
1221:
502:
414:
386:
1162:
339:Coat of arms of Albert, Baron Frère.
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
300:. He was a co-owner, together with
13:
351: : Knight Grand Cross in the
292:In 1995, he received the title of
14:
1270:
358:
1259:Belgian business biography stubs
1166:
328:
280:
23:
34:needs additional citations for
472:
460:
448:
439:
397:"Forbes profile: Albert Frere"
1:
379:
216:
1182:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
1046:Woodinville Whiskey Company
10:
1275:
1178:biographical article is a
1161:
802:STELLA by Stella McCartney
343:
253:, Royale Belge Insurance,
1130:
1074:
1053:
909:
851:
844:Starboard Cruise Services
810:
782:Officine Universelle Buly
714:
611:
536:
316:. He was a member of the
224:
193:
176:
168:
163:, near Charleroi, Belgium
149:
130:
123:
767:Maison Francis Kurkdjian
528:
427:. Dhnet.be. 30 July 2005
247:Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
1000:Joseph Phelps Vineyards
603:Yves-Thibault de Silguy
1174:This business-related
1143:Jardin d'Acclimatation
792:Parfums Christian Dior
340:
296:from the Belgian king
1083:Connaissance des Arts
1034:Terrazas de los Andes
338:
1244:Belgian billionaires
950:Château Cheval Blanc
310:Château Cheval Blanc
43:improve this article
1043:Volcan de mi Tierra
575:Charles de Croisset
207:Albert, Baron Frère
16:Belgian businessman
1014:Moët & Chandon
825:La Grande Epicerie
777:Marc Jacobs Beauty
370:A discreet dynamo.
341:
261:, Royale Belge to
1249:Directors of LVMH
1191:
1190:
1156:
1155:
971:Clos des Lambrays
954:Chateau d'Esclans
927:Armand de Brignac
896:Tiffany & Co.
729:Benefit Cosmetics
585:Diego Della Valle
560:Bernadette Chirac
204:
203:
183:Nelly Depoplimont
138:Fontaine-l'Évêque
119:
118:
111:
93:
1266:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1170:
1163:
966:Cheval des Andes
962:Chateau Galoupet
936:Bodega Numanthia
772:Make Up For Ever
763:KVD Vegan Beauty
749:Parfums Givenchy
706:Stella McCartney
580:Delphine Arnault
542:
523:
516:
509:
500:
499:
493:
492:
490:
488:
476:
470:
464:
458:
452:
446:
443:
437:
436:
434:
432:
421:
412:
411:
409:
407:
393:
353:Legion of Honour
332:
232:Cockerill-Sambre
186:Christine Hennuy
156:
121:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1263:
1219:
1218:
1217:
1216:
1159:
1157:
1152:
1126:
1122:Radio Classique
1070:
1049:
1019:Newton Vineyard
958:Château d'Yquem
911:
905:
853:
847:
812:
806:
716:
710:
613:
607:
594:Gilles Hennessy
565:Bernard Arnault
555:Antoine Arnault
540:
538:
532:
527:
497:
496:
486:
484:
479:Jeroen Struys.
477:
473:
465:
461:
453:
449:
444:
440:
430:
428:
423:
422:
415:
405:
403:
395:
394:
387:
382:
361:
346:
326:
302:Bernard Arnault
283:
269:, Petrofina to
265:, Tractebel to
227:
219:
189:
164:
158:
154:
153:3 December 2018
145:
135:
134:4 February 1926
126:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1272:
1262:
1261:
1256:
1254:Walloon people
1251:
1246:
1241:
1239:Belgian barons
1236:
1231:
1215:
1214:
1207:
1200:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1171:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1148:Royal Van Lent
1145:
1140:
1134:
1132:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1124:
1119:
1112:
1106:
1100:
1093:
1086:
1078:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1068:
1063:
1057:
1055:
1051:
1050:
1048:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1039:Veuve Clicquot
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
998:
993:
988:
983:
981:Colgin Cellars
978:
973:
968:
963:
960:
955:
952:
947:
942:
937:
934:
929:
924:
919:
915:
913:
907:
906:
904:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
857:
855:
849:
848:
846:
845:
842:
837:
832:
830:La Samaritaine
827:
822:
816:
814:
808:
807:
805:
804:
799:
797:Perfumes Loewe
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
761:
756:
751:
746:
743:
734:
731:
726:
724:Acqua di Parma
720:
718:
712:
711:
709:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
631:Christian Dior
628:
623:
617:
615:
609:
608:
606:
605:
600:
598:Hubert Védrine
595:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
570:Charles Powell
567:
562:
557:
552:
546:
544:
534:
533:
526:
525:
518:
511:
503:
495:
494:
483:. Standaard.be
471:
459:
447:
438:
413:
384:
383:
381:
378:
377:
376:
375:20 April 2006.
373:The Economist,
367:
360:
359:External links
357:
345:
342:
325:
322:
318:Cercle Gaulois
282:
279:
243:Paul Desmarais
226:
223:
218:
215:
202:
201:
195:
191:
190:
188:
187:
184:
180:
178:
174:
173:
170:
166:
165:
159:
157:(aged 92)
151:
147:
146:
136:
132:
128:
127:
124:
117:
116:
58:"Albert Frère"
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1271:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1224:
1213:
1208:
1206:
1201:
1199:
1194:
1193:
1187:
1185:
1181:
1177:
1172:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1160:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1135:
1133:
1129:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1117:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1094:
1092:
1091:
1087:
1085:
1084:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1052:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
961:
959:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
940:Cape Mentelle
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
917:
916:
914:
908:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
858:
856:
850:
843:
841:
838:
836:
835:Le Bon Marché
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
817:
815:
809:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
787:Ole Henriksen
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
762:
760:
759:Kenzo Parfums
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
744:
742:
738:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
721:
719:
713:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
671:Louis Vuitton
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
618:
616:
614:leather goods
610:
604:
601:
599:
596:
593:
591:
590:Felix Rohatyn
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
547:
545:
543:
535:
531:
524:
519:
517:
512:
510:
505:
504:
501:
482:
475:
468:
463:
456:
451:
442:
426:
420:
418:
402:
398:
392:
390:
385:
374:
371:
368:
366:
363:
362:
356:
354:
350:
337:
333:
331:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
290:
288:
281:Personal life
278:
276:
273:, and RTL to
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
235:
233:
222:
214:
213:businessman.
212:
208:
200:
197:3, including
196:
192:
185:
182:
181:
179:
175:
171:
167:
162:
152:
148:
143:
139:
133:
129:
122:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
1184:expanding it
1173:
1158:
1114:
1095:
1089:
1081:
1066:Cheval Blanc
991:Glenmorangie
986:Dom Pérignon
737:Fenty Beauty
715:Perfumes and
696:Phoebe Philo
636:Emilio Pucci
612:Fashion and
550:Albert Frère
549:
485:. Retrieved
474:
462:
450:
441:
429:. Retrieved
404:. Retrieved
400:
372:
348:
347:
327:
312:winery near
291:
284:
236:
228:
220:
206:
205:
199:Gérald Frère
155:(2018-12-03)
125:Albert Frère
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
1234:2018 deaths
1229:1926 births
1116:Le Parisien
871:Daniel Roth
852:Watches and
676:Marc Jacobs
651:JW Anderson
275:Bertelsmann
211:billionaire
172:Businessman
1223:Categories
976:Cloudy Bay
910:Wines and
666:Loro Piana
406:5 February
380:References
271:Total S.A.
217:Early life
169:Occupation
69:newspapers
1103:Medici.tv
1090:Les Echos
932:Belvedere
891:TAG Heuer
813:retailing
811:Selective
717:cosmetics
686:Off-White
541:directors
539:Board of
308:, of the
298:Albert II
259:ING Group
251:Petrofina
161:Gerpinnes
144:, Belgium
142:Charleroi
99:June 2022
1109:Mezzo TV
1097:Investir
1029:SirDavis
996:Hennessy
754:Guerlain
733:Cha Ling
646:Givenchy
314:Bordeaux
194:Children
1176:Belgian
1061:Belmond
1024:Ruinart
1009:Mercier
945:Chandon
912:spirits
886:Repossi
866:Chaumet
861:Bulgari
854:jewelry
840:Sephora
741:Rihanna
621:Berluti
487:15 June
431:15 June
344:Honours
239:Pargesa
177:Spouses
140:, near
83:scholar
1054:Travel
922:Ardbeg
918:Ao Yun
901:Zenith
881:Hublot
701:Rimowa
681:Moynat
626:Celine
401:Forbes
287:Gérald
225:Career
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
1131:Other
1111:(50%)
1105:(50%)
1075:Media
745:Fresh
691:Patou
661:Loewe
656:Kenzo
641:Fendi
294:baron
90:JSTOR
76:books
1180:stub
1138:Cova
1004:Krug
876:Fred
530:LVMH
489:2017
433:2017
408:2020
349:2014
306:LVMH
267:Suez
150:Died
131:Born
62:news
820:DFS
739:by
320:.
304:of
263:AXA
45:by
1225::
416:^
399:.
388:^
355:.
277:.
234:.
1211:e
1204:t
1197:v
1186:.
522:e
515:t
508:v
491:.
469:.
457:.
435:.
410:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
