Virginia Carolina Theresa Pancrazia Galdina Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg was born in Rome on February 17, 1940. The daughter of Prince Tassilo von Fürstenberg, from the Austrian branch of the House of Fürstenberg, and Clara Agnelli, the FIAT Heiress, grew up in Switzerland, Italy and Austria, before being educated in England after her parents separated. Princess Ira spoke several languages, including Italian, French, German, Spanish, and English, and has two younger brothers, film producer Prince Egon, who was married to Diane von Fürstenberg, and Prince Sebastian.
In 1955, Princess Ira married Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, from the Spanish branch of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, in a lavish wedding in Venice at the age of 15, while the groom was 31. The couple had two sons, Prince Christoph and Prince Hubertus, before their scandalous divorce in 1960. The following year, Princess Ira remarried to Brazilian playboy and Industrialist Francisco “Baby” Pignatari, divorcing three years later in 1964.
Following her divorces, Princess Ira began a career in fashion, collaborating with Diana Vreeland and posing for Helmut Newton and Cecil Beaton, later serving as a general director of Valentino before she founded a fashion house, the ‘Ira von Fürstenberg Collection’ in 1992. From the late 1960s, she began an acting career, beginning with “Matchless” and eventually acted in 28 films. Princess Ira resided in Rome in an apartment overlooking the Qurinale, where she passed away at the age of 82 on February 19, 2024.
FURSTENBERG, Ira (aka Ira Fürstemberg, Ira Fürstenberg, Ira Fürstenburg, Ira de
Furstemberg, Ira de Fürstenberg) (Virginia
Carolina Theresa Pancrazia Galdina Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg) [4/17/1940, Rome, Lazio, Italy –
2/19/2024, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – film, TV actress, stepdaughter of Count Giovanni
Nuvoletti Perdomini [1912-2008], sister of producer, actor Egon von Fürstenberg (Eduard Egon Peter Paul Giovanni Prinz zu Fürstenberg) [1946-2004], aunt of producer, director,
actress Tatiana von Furstenberg (Tatiana
Desirée Prinzessin von Fürstenberg)
[1971- ], married to Prince Alfonso
von und zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg [1924-2003] (1955-1960) mother of Prince Christopher Victorio Egon Humberto von
Hohenlohe-Langenburg [1956- ], Prince
Hubertus von Hohenlohe-Langenburg [1959-
], married to Francisco "Baby" Pignatari [1916-1977]
(1961-1964), founded the fashion house “Ira von Fürstenberg Collection” [1992].
Deaf Smith &
Johnny Ears – 1972 (Hester McDonald Morton)
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