Clara Agnelli

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Clara Agnelli
BornClara Jeanne Agnelli
(1920-04-07)7 April 1920
Turin, Italy
Died19 July 2016(2016-07-19) (aged 96)
SpousePrince Tassilo zu Fürstenberg
(m. 1938; div. 19??)
Giovanni Nuvoletti
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(m. 1974; died 2008)​
IssuePrince Egon von Fürstenberg
Princess Ira von Fürstenberg
Prince Sebastien von Fürstenberg
HouseFürstenberg
FatherEdoardo Agnelli
MotherVirginia Bourbon del Monte

Clara Jeanne Nuvoletti (née Agnelli), formerly Princess Clara von Fürstenberg, (7 April 1920 – 19 July 2016) was an Italian socialite and heiress.

Early life and family[]

Clara Jeanne Agnelli was born in Turin on 7 April 1920 to Edoardo Agnelli, a businessman and member of the Agnelli family, and Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte, a noblewoman.[1][2] Her paternal grandfather, Giovanni Agnelli, was the founder of Fiat Automobiles. Her maternal grandfather was Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino.

She was the sister of Countess Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda, Countess Susanna Rattazzi, Countess Maria Sole, Gianni Agnelli, Giorgio Agnelli, and Umberto Agnelli.[3][4][5]

In 1935, when Agnelli was fifteen years old, her father died in an airplane crash. Her mother died in a car accident in 1945.[2] In November 1968 Agnellli went to the break-away state of Biafra in Nigeria to give money to secessionist leader C. Odumegwu Ojukwu on behalf of her family.[6]

Marriages[]

Agnelli married Prince Tassilo zu Fürstenberg in 1938 when she was eighteen years old.[7][8] The couple had three children, Prince Egon von Fürstenberg, Princess Ira von Fürstenberg, and Prince Sebastien von Fürstenberg.[9][2] During her marriage Agnelli had an affair with Italian actor Giovanni Nuvoletti, whom she had met in Sestriere when she was twelve years old.[10] She ran off with Nuvoletti and the two were eventually arrested,[11] as adultery was illegal in Italy at the time.[12][13] She had to sign a legal document renouncing her relationship with Nuvoletti in return for an annuity. She continued on with the affair, which angered her brother Gianni.[14] Once divorce was legalized in Italy, Agnelli married Nuvoletti in 1974 in a civil ceremony and moved into the Villa Papadopoli.[15] After the death of her first husband,[16] she and Nuvoletti had a Catholic wedding ceremony at her villa's chapel in 1989.[2][17]

Later life and death[]

She published several cook books.[18] Nuvoletti died in 2008.[2][19]

Agnelli died on 19 July 2016 at the hospital dell'Angelo di Mestre.[20][21][22][23] She had a Catholic funeral at the Church of Santa Maria del Carmello in Mestre.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Redazione ANSA (2016-07-19). "Morta Clara Agnelli, sorella di Gianni – Veneto". ANSA.it. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Clara Agnelli, car magnate's daughter – obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  3. ^ Reginato, James. "Inside "La Dolce Vita" of Countess Cristiana Brandolini D'Adda". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  4. ^ Bachrach, Judy. "La Vita Agnelli". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  5. ^ "Clara Agnelli: i due matrimoni e i figli, la vita della sorella maggiore di casa Agnelli". Corriere.it. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. ^ "Alleged Caritas Support for Nigerian Rebels". Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa. Lagos: BBC Monitoring. 27 November 1968. p. 45.
  7. ^ a b Soraya Melguizo (2016-07-30). "Adiós a Clara Agnelli, la mujer rebelde (e infiel) de la dinastía Fiat | loc | EL MUNDO". Elmundo.es. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  8. ^ Andrea Pasqualetto inviato a Mestre (Venezia). "Clara Agnelli: soldi, ville e Banca Ifis Così verrà spartita la sua eredità". Corriere.it. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  9. ^ "Clara's life". New York Social Diary. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  10. ^ "Biografia di Clara Agnelli". Cinquantamila.it. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  11. ^ "Addio a Clara, la prima degli Agnelli – Necrologie Il Mattino di Padova". Necrologie.mattinopadova.gelocal.it. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  12. ^ "Obituary: Clara Agnelli". The Times. July 26, 2016.
  13. ^ "In Passing – Suzanne Wright, Clara Agnelli, Vice Admiral Robert Squires,Seymour Papert". Smh.com.au. 1963-04-17. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  14. ^ "Clara Agnelli, la mujer que pudo ser arrestada por adulterio". Larazon.es. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  15. ^ "L'addio a Clara Agnelli primogenita della dinastia – La Stampa". Lastampa.it. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  16. ^ "è morta clara agnelli, sorella maggiore di gianni – aveva 96 anni, sposò un principe furstenberg – Business". Dagospia.com. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  17. ^ "Morta a Mestre Clara Agnelli". Veneziatoday.it. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  18. ^ Furstenberg, Diane von (2014-10-28). The Woman I Wanted to Be – Diane von Furstenberg – Google Books. ISBN 9781451651577. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  19. ^ 20/07/2016 (2016-07-20). "L'addio di Umberto Pizzi a Clara Agnelli. Le foto di archivio". Formiche.net. Retrieved 2018-08-12.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Lutto nella famiglia Agnelli: è morta Clara, la sorella dell'Avvocato". Today.it. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  21. ^ Altri articoli dalla categoria (2016-07-19). "Torino, morta Clara Agnelli, sorella maggiore di Gianni e Umberto – Repubblica.it". Torino.repubblica.it. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  22. ^ "100 milioni di euro, Clara Agnelli – Tiscali Notizie". Notizie.tiscali.it. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  23. ^ Luisa Zargani (2016-07-20). "Clara Agnelli Dies in Italy at Age 96 – WWD". Wwd.com. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
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