Edoardo Agnelli

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Italian noted family, the son of Giovanni, founder of the Fiat industrial empire. He was educated in military school and raised by a stern patriarch who rode him roughshod. As a young adult, he took charge of the family's ball-bearing business and Sestriere, a ski resort in the Italian Alps built by his dad. At a bridge party in Rome, Edoardo fell in love with Virginia Bourbon del Monte, the daughter of Prince Carlo di San Faustino and a red-headed American mother. After they married in 1919, they became a popular couple due to Virginia's vitality and generosity and Edoardo's business position and sports enthusiasm. He did, however, keep somewhat of a reputation as a playboy. They had seven children, three sons and four daughters. Gianni was the second child and first son. The kids were raised by an English governess. The family lived a life that was both strict and privileged. All the children were still youngsters when Edoardo died in a freak accident. The seaplane in which he was a passenger struck a log in Genoa harbor and when he stood to get out, the propeller cut open his head, killing him instantly, 7/15/1935. He was 43. Link to Wikipedia biography