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Donatella Flick

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Donatella Missikoff Flick
Princess of Ossetia
BornRome, Italy
SpouseGert Rudolph Flick (divorced)
HouseMissikoff
FatherPrince George Missikoff of Ossetia
MotherPrincess Valeria Missikoff of Ossetia
ReligionCatholic
Occupationphilanthropist

Donatella Flick (born Princess Donatella Missikoff of Ossetia) is an Italian philanthropist and the former wife of Gert Rudolph Flick of the wealthy German industrialist Flick family.

Biography

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Flick is the daughter of Prince George Missikoff of Ossetia and his Italian wife, Valeria. She is the sister of Prince Oleg Missikoff, a showjumping champion.[1] She is a philosophy graduate from the University of Rome.[1][2]

She married Gert Rudolph Flick, the grandson of the industrialist Friedrich Flick, from whom she separated in a controversial and widely publicized divorce case in 1997.

She is the godmother of Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece.[3]

In 1990, she founded the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition to help young orchestral conductors to establish an international career.[4] She is also known for her other philanthropic work, especially for her support of medical charities.[citation needed]

On 2 June 2006, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic,[5] and in 2007 was the recipient of a Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award, given to "outstanding art patrons whose personal commitment and achievements deserve wider recognition."[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Relative values: Donatella Flick and her brother Prince Oleg Missikoff - The Sunday Times". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ "HOW WE MET: DONATELLA FLICK AND VALERY GERGIEV". Independent.co.uk. 31 May 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. ^ Colacello, Bob. "Greece's Royal Couple". Vanity Fair.
  4. ^ "Donatella Flick Conducting Competition - The World's Leading Conducting Competition". Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. ^ Quirinale website
  6. ^ "Request Failed". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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