Fashion designer princess whose uncle was one of the world’s richest men is killed in horror 5-star hotel balcony fall
A FASHION designer princess, who was the niece of one of the world’s richest men, died in a horror plunge from a balcony at a five-star hotel.
Mum-of-five Virginia von Furstenberg, 48, was found dead on a first-floor terrace of the Palace Hotel, a luxury five-star hotel in the town of Merano, in northern Italy.
Her lifeless body was reportedly discovered on Wednesday, after what police suspect to have been a deadly fall from some of the upper floors.
Virginia, who spent her life working as a fashion designer, was a member of the House of Fürstenberg.
She was also the niece of Italy‘s richest-ever man Gianni Agnelli the principal shareholder- who was once in control of 4.4 per cent of Italy’s total GDP.
Investigators have ruled out foul play in the death of Virginia.
She previously made headlines when she mysteriously disappeared from her home last February.
Concerned family members reported her missing to the local authorities after they claimed she left without any notice.
A few days later, she came back on her own with no further details ever coming to light.
Her grandfather was Tassilo von Furstenberg, a prince of a noble house originally from southern Germany, and her grandmother was Clara Agnelli, sister of Gianni Agnelli.
The Agnelli family is often referred to as the Italian Kennedys, due to their prominent status and influence in Italian society.
Virginia had been married three times and had five children.
She married Hungarian baron Alexandre Csillaghi de Pacser in 1992.
The pair had two children Miklos Tassilo Csillaghi and Ginevra Csillaghi.
Her third daughter Clara Bacco Dondi Dall’Orologio, was born in 2002, from her relationship with Giovanni Bacco Dondi Dall’Orologio.
She had Otto Leone Maria and Santiago with Paco Polenghi and in 2020 she ended her marriage to Janusz Gawronski after three years.