Andrea Dotti

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Count Andrea Dotti (1938-October 2007) was an Italian psychiatrist and the second husband of Audrey Hepburn. He met her on a cruise and fell in love with her on a trip to some Greek ruins. Hepburn believed she would have more children, and possibly stop working. They were married on 18 January 1969. They had one child together, Luca, who was born in 1970. Although Dotti loved Hepburn and was well-liked by Audrey's son from her first marriage, to Mel Ferrer, Sean, who called him "fun", he began having affairs with younger women. The marriage lasted thirteen years and ended in divorce in 1982, after Luca and Sean were old enough to handle life with a single mother. Though Hepburn had broken off all contact with Ferrer (she would only speak to him twice in the remainder of her life; at Sean's graduation and first wedding), she remained in touch with Dotti for the benefit of Luca.

Andrea Dotti died in October 2007 from complications of a colonoscopy.