- Born
- DiedFebruary 18, 2024 · Rome, Lazio, Italy (broken ribs and perforated lung injury following a domestic accident)
- Birth nameVirginia Carolina Theresa Pancrazia Galdina Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Ira von Fürstenberg was born on April 17, 1940 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was an actress and producer, known for J'ai tué Raspoutine (1967), Dead Run (1967) and The Vatican Affair (1968). She was married to Francisco "Baby" Pignatari and Prinz Alfonso von und zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg. She died on February 18, 2024 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- SpousesFrancisco "Baby" Pignatari(January 12, 1961 - 1964) (divorced)Prinz Alfonso von und zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg(September 17, 1955 - 1960) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenChristoph von Hohenlohe-Langenburg
- ParentsTassilo zu Fürstenberg
- RelativesEgon von Fürstenberg(Sibling)Jane Bourbon del Monte(Great Grandparent)Karel Schwarzenberg(Cousin)Virginia von Fürstenberg(Niece or Nephew)
- Ira was only fifteen years old when she married thirty-one-year-old Prinz Alfonso von und zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg in 1955. She later claimed her parents had threatened to disown her and send her to a convent if she refused to enter the marriage. After their divorce, Alfonso went on to marry actress Jocelyn Lane and had a daughter with model Heidi Balzer.
- Two children with Prinz Alfonso von und zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg: Prince Christopher Victorio Egon Humberto von Hohenlohe-Langenburg, born 8 November 1956; and Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe-Langenburg, born 31 May 1959. Is the former sister-in-law of designer Diane von Fürstenberg.
- She is a member by birth of the princely House of Fürstenberg daughter of Prince Tassilo zu Fürstenberg and his first wife, Clara Agnelli.
- One-time public relations manager for the fashion designer Valentino Garavani.
- Her film appearances included the spy spoof Matchless (1968, co-starring Patrick O'Neal), I Killed Rasputin (1967), Dead Run (1967, co-starring Peter Lawford), Negresco (1968), The Vatican Affair (1968), The Battle of El Alamein (1969), Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970), No desearás al vecino del quinto (1970), and The Fifth Cord (1971).
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