12 Facts About Clara Agnelli

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Clara Jeanne Nuvoletti, formerly Princess Clara von Furstenberg, was an Italian socialite and heiress.

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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.

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Clara Agnelli was the sister of Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda, Susanna Agnelli, Maria Sole Agnelli, Gianni Agnelli, Giorgio Agnelli, and Umberto Agnelli.

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In 1935, when Agnelli was fifteen years old, her father died in an airplane crash.

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Clara Agnelli's mother died in a car accident in 1945.

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Clara Agnelli married Prince Tassilo zu Furstenberg in 1938 when she was 18 years old.

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Clara Agnelli ran off with Nuvoletti and the two were eventually arrested, as adultery was illegal in Italy at the time.

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Clara Agnelli had to sign a legal document renouncing her relationship with Nuvoletti in return for an annuity.

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Clara Agnelli continued on with the affair, which angered her brother Gianni Agnelli.

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Once divorce was legalized in Italy, Clara Agnelli married Nuvoletti in 1974 in a civil ceremony and moved into the Villa Papadopoli.

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Clara Agnelli died on 19 July 2016 at the hospital dell'Angelo di Mestre.

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Clara Agnelli had a Catholic funeral at the Church of Santa Maria del Carmello in Mestre.