Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi
| Marina Torlonia | |
|---|---|
| Spouse |
Frank Shields Edward W. Slater |
| Issue |
Francis Alexander Shields Marina Shields Edward Torlonia Slater |
| Father | Marino Torlonia, 4th prince of Civitella-Cesi |
| Mother | Mary Elsie Moore |
| Born |
22 October 1916 Rome, Italy |
| Died |
15 September 1960 (aged 43) Piacenza, Italy |
Donna Marina Torlonia dei Principi di Civitella-Cesi (October 22, 1916 – September 15, 1960) was an Italian-American aristocrat best known as the paternal grandmother of the actress and model Brooke Shields.
Family
Torlonia was born in Rome, at Palazzo Núñez-Torlonia, the youngest daughter of Marino Torlonia, 4th prince of Civitella-Cesi[1] and his American wife, Mary Elsie Moore, a daughter of Charles Arthur Moore, a shipping broker and hardware manufacturer from Connecticut.[2][3] The Torlonia family gained its fortune in the administration of Vatican finances.
She had three siblings:
- Donna Olimpia Torlonia dei Principi di Civitella-Chesi (1909-1924)
- Don Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince di Civitella-Cesi, the husband of Infanta Beatriz of Spain (an aunt of King Juan Carlos I of Spain).[4]
- Donna Cristina Torlonia dei Principi di Civitella-Cesi (1913-1974)
Marriages
Donna Marina Torlonia dei Principi di Civitella-Cesi was married twice, her husbands being:
- Francis Xavier Shields (1909–1975), the American amateur tennis player.[5] They married on 13 June 1940, in North Conway, New Hampshire, and divorced in 1950.[6] The Shieldses had two children: a son, Francis Alexander Shields (father of the actress and model Brooke Shields) and a daughter, Marina Shields.
- Edward W. Slater, an architect and partner in Slater Chiat, whom she married on 29 December 1950.[7] They had one son, Edward Torlonia Slater (born 1955).
Death
Marina Slater died on September 15, 1960, in an automobile accident in Piacenza, Italy, shortly after leaving the wedding of her nephew Marco Torlonia, 6th Prince of Civitella-Cesi with princess Orsetta Caracciolo, niece of film director Luchino Visconti.[8]
Ancestry
| 16. Giovanni-Raimundo Torlonia, Duke di Bracciano | ||||||||||||||||
| 8. Marino Torlonia, Duke di Bracciano e Poli e Guadagnolo | ||||||||||||||||
| 17. Anna-Maria Schultheiss | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Giulio Torlonia, 2nd Duke di Poli e Guadagnolo | ||||||||||||||||
| 18. Francesco Sforza-Cesarini, Duke di Segni | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. Donna Anna Sforza-Cesarini | ||||||||||||||||
| 19. Donna Gertrude Conti, Duchess di Poli e Guadagnolo | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi | ||||||||||||||||
| 20. Agostino Chigi della Rovere Albani, Prince di Farnese | ||||||||||||||||
| 10. Sigismondo Chigi della Rovere Albani, Prince di Farnese | ||||||||||||||||
| 21. Donna Carlotta Amalia Barberini-Colonna | ||||||||||||||||
| 5. Donna Teresa Chigi della Rovere Albani | ||||||||||||||||
| 22. Luigi Doria-Pamphilj-Landi, Prince di Melfi | ||||||||||||||||
| 11. Donna Leopoldina Doria-Pamphilj-Landi | ||||||||||||||||
| 23. Donna Teresa Orsini dei Duchi di Gravina | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Donna Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi | ||||||||||||||||
| 24. Francis Moore | ||||||||||||||||
| 12. William Ropes Moore | ||||||||||||||||
| 25. Sarah Cheever | ||||||||||||||||
| 6. Charles Arthur Moore | ||||||||||||||||
| 26. Tunis Van Ness | ||||||||||||||||
| 13. Caroline Van Ness | ||||||||||||||||
| 27. Polly Goodrich | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. Mary Elsie Moore | ||||||||||||||||
| 28. Benjamin Smith Campbell | ||||||||||||||||
| 14. John Keyes Campbell | ||||||||||||||||
| 29. Sally Keys | ||||||||||||||||
| 7. Mary Campbell | ||||||||||||||||
| 30. George Sheffield | ||||||||||||||||
| 15. Betsey Sheffield | ||||||||||||||||
| 31. Thirza Baker | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Marino Torlonia Dead at 77", The New York Times, 7 March 1933
- ↑ "Miss Moore Weds the Duke Torlonia: New York Girl Becomes Duchess of Poli at Quiet Wedding in Greenwich", The New York Times, 16 August 1907
- ↑ "Princess Torlonia Dead Here at 53; Former Wife of Late Italian Nobleman Succumbs to Long Illness", The New York Times, 22 December 1941
- ↑ "Princess Torlonia Dead Here at 53; Former Wife of Late Italian Nobleman Succumbs to Long Illness", The New York Times, 22 December 1941
- ↑ "Frank X. Shields Is Dead at 66", The New York Times, 20 August 1975
- ↑ "Donna Torlonia Wed to Frank X. Shields", The New York Times, 14 July 1940
- ↑ "Mrs. M. T. Shields Is Wed; Former Marina Torlonia Bride Here of Edward W. Slater", The New York Times, 30 December 1950
- ↑ "Princess Dies in Crash; Marina Torlonia Slater Killed in Accident in Italy", The New York Times, 16 September 1960