1. Stefano Casiraghi was an Italian offshore powerboat racer, socialite, and businessman.
12 Facts About Stefano Casiraghi
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Stefano Casiraghi was the second husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco; he died during a racing accident defending his 1990 Class 1 World Powerboat Championship title.
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The son of Giancarlo Casiraghi, a wealthy businessman, and Fernanda Biffi, Stefano Casiraghi grew up in the Casiraghi family's estate, Villa Cigogne, in Fino Mornasco.
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Stefano Casiraghi had two brothers, Marco and Daniele, and one sister, Rosalba.
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Stefano Casiraghi developed an early passion for the speedboat races on Lake Como.
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Stefano Casiraghi followed in the footsteps of his brothers by enrolling at Milan's Bocconi University, but left without obtaining a degree.
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Stefano Casiraghi began to work for his father and his oldest brother, Marco.
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Stefano Casiraghi was killed in an offshore powerboat racing accident off the coast of Monaco near Cap Ferrat on 3 October 1990 while defending his world offshore title.
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Stefano Casiraghi was 30 years old and had planned to retire after the race.
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Stefano Casiraghi was pulled from the water and taken to Monaco's Princess Grace Hospital.
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Stefano Casiraghi's funeral was held in Monaco's Cathedral of St Nicholas eight years after Princess Grace's funeral in the same place.
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Stefano Casiraghi is buried in the Chapelle de la Paix in Monaco, which is the resting place of his wife's paternal grandfather, Prince Pierre of Monaco.