Clara Agnelli Explained

Clara Agnelli
Birth Name:	Clara Jeanne Agnelli
Birth Date:	7 April 1920
Birth Place:	Turin, Italy
Death Place:	Venice, Italy
House:	Agnelli (by birth) Fürstenberg (by marriage)
Father:	Edoardo Agnelli
Mother:	Virginia Bourbon del Monte
Spouses:	Prince Tassilo zu Fürstenberg (1938; 19??)
Issue:	Princess Ira von Fürstenberg Prince Egon von Fürstenberg Prince Sebastien von Fürstenberg

Clara Jeanne Nuvoletti (née Agnelli; 7 April 1920 – 19 July 2016), formerly Princess Clara von Fürstenberg, 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]} She was the sister of Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda, Susanna Agnelli, Maria Sole Agnelli, Gianni Agnelli, Giorgio Agnelli, and Umberto Agnelli.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Her paternal grandfather, Giovanni Agnelli, was the founder of Fiat S.p.A. Her maternal grandfather was Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince of San Faustino.

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, Agnelli 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 18 years old.^{[7] [8]} The couple had three children, Princess Ira von Fürstenberg, Prince Egon von Fürstenberg, and Prince Sebastien von Fürstenberg.^{[2] [9]}

During her marriage, Agnelli had an affair with Italian actor Giovanni Nuvoletti, Count Nuvoletti Perdomini, 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 Agnelli.^[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

Agnelli 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]} She had a Catholic funeral at the Church of Santa Maria del Carmello in Mestre.^[7] Her inheritance was worth €100 million.^[23]

Notes and References

1. News: Morta Clara Agnelli, sorella di Gianni – Veneto. it. ANSA. 19 July 2016. 18 February 2023.
2. News: Clara Agnelli, car magnate's daughter – obituary. The Telegraph. 4 August 2016. 0307-1235. 18 February 2023.
3. Bachrach. Judy. 22 March 2011. La Vita Agnelli. Vanity Fair. April 2001. 18 February 2023.
4. News: Clara Agnelli: i due matrimoni e i figli, la vita della sorella maggiore di casa Agnelli. Corriere della Sera. it. 28 October 2016. 2499-0485. 18 February 2023.
5. Reginato. James. 12 June 2017. Inside 'La Dolce Vita' of Countess Cristiana Brandolini D'Adda. Vanity Fair. 18 February 2023.
6. News: Alleged Caritas Support for Nigerian Rebels. Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa. Lagos. BBC Monitoring. 27 November 1968. 45. 18 February 2023. Google Books.
7. News: Melguizo. Soraya. 30 July 2016. Adiós a Clara Agnelli, la mujer rebelde (e infiel) de la dinastía Fiat. El Mundo. es. 1576-6969. 18 February 2023.
8. News: Pasqualetto. Andrea Pasqualetto. 28 October 2016. Clara Agnelli: soldi, ville e Banca Ifis Così verrà spartita la sua eredità. Corriere della Sera. it. 2499-0485. 18 February 2023.
9. Web site: Clara's life. dead. New York Social Diary. 10 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727084758/http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/social-diary/2016/claras-life. 27 July 2018. 18 February 2023.
10. Web site: Biografia di Clara Agnelli. Cinquantamila.it. 20 July 2016. 18 February 2023.
11. News: Pivato. Manuela. 20 July 2016. Addio a Clara, la prima degli Agnelli – Necrologie Il Mattino di Padova . Il Mattino di Padova. 18 February 2023. Gelocal.
12. News: In Passing – Suzanne Wright, Clara Agnelli, Vice Admiral Robert Squires,Seymour Papert. The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 April 1963. 0312-6315. 18 February 2023.
13. News: Obituary: Clara Agnelli. The Times. 26 July 2016. 0140-0460. 18 February 2023.
14. Web site: Clara Agnelli, la mujer que pudo ser arrestada por adulterio. La Razón. es. 31 July 2016. 1576-7078. 18 February 2023.
15. News: L'addio a Clara Agnelli primogenita della dinastia. dead. La Stampa. it. 20 July 2016. 1122-1763. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727084800/https://www.lastampa.it/2016/07/20/italia/laddio-a-clara-agnelli-primogenita-della-dinastia-PQGDXhdYOezY72FjoAsJoO/pagina.html. 27 July 2018. 18 February 2023.
16. News: Morta Clara Agnelli, sorella di Gianni. ANSA. it. 19 July 2016. 18 February 2023.
17. Web site: Morta a Mestre Clara Agnelli . VeneziaToday. it. 19 July 2016. 18 February 2023.
18. Book: Furstenberg, Diane von. 28 October 2014. The Woman I Wanted to Be. illustrated. New York. Simon & Schuster. 44, 57, 60, 63. 978-1-4516-5157-7. 18 February 2023. Google Books.
19. Web site: L'addio di Umberto Pizzi a Clara Agnelli. Le foto di archivio. Formiche.net. it. 20 July 2016. 18 February 2023.
20. News: Torino, morta Clara Agnelli, sorella maggiore di Gianni e Umberto. La Repubblica. it. 19 July 2016. 0390-1076. 18 February 2023.
21. Zargani. Luisa. 20 July 2016. Clara Agnelli Dies in Italy at Age 96. Women's Wear Daily. 18 February 2023.
22. News: Lutto nella famiglia Agnelli: è morta Clara, la sorella dell'Avvocato. Today. it. 20 October 2017. 18 February 2023.
23. Web site: 100 milioni di euro, Clara Agnelli. Tiscali Notizie. it. 28 October 2016. 18 February 2023.