Alex Mapelli-Mozzi

Count Alessandro Mapelli-Mozzi (born 7 May 1951) is a British-Italian alpine skier.[1] He competed in three events at the 1972 Winter Olympics.[2] He holds both British and Italian citizenship.[3]

Alex Mapelli-Mozzi
Personal information
NationalityItalian and British
Born (1951-05-07) 7 May 1951
Sport
SportAlpine skiing

In 2012, he was reported as residing in La Garde-Freinet, France.[1] He is a member of an Italian noble family, whose family seat is the Villa Mapelli Mozzi. His title is not officially recognised in either Italy or the UK; he uses the title "as a courtesy".[1][4][5]

Education

Mapelli-Mozzi was a boarder at Downside School, Somerset, England, from May 1965 to July 1969.[6]

Personal life

He was married on 8 March 1978 to Nicola "Nikki" Burrows, from Oxfordshire.[7][8][9] They had two children together: Natalia Alice (born 1981) and Edoardo Alessandro (born 1983).[10] In 1989, Nicola married Christopher Shale, a businessman and Conservative politician who died in 2011.[8] She married the sculptor David Williams-Ellis in 2017.[11] She was appointed an MBE in David Cameron's 2016 Resignation Honours list for "political service".[8][12]

Mapelli-Mozzi later married, as his third wife, Ebba Margaretha Antonie Mappelli-Mozzi, née von Eckermann, with whom he lived in Provence.

Since 26 September 2019, Mapelli-Mozzi's son, Edoardo, has been engaged to marry Princess Beatrice of York.[13]

Career

Mapelli Mozzi grew up in Sottoriva, Ponte San Pietro, the home of his family seat, Villa Mapelli Mozzi which has long held significant works of art.[14][15][7] He has worked internationally as an art dealer/curator.[14][16][17]


References
  1. "Telegraph Announcements 2012". Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2019. The engagement is announced between Tod, son of Mr and Mrs Michael Yeomans, of Winchester, Hampshire, and Natalia, stepdaughter of the late Mr Christopher Shale and daughter of Mrs Christopher Shale, of Over Worton, Oxfordshire, and Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi, of La Garde Freinet, France.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Mapelli-Mozzi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. "Un nuovo Royal Wedding: Beatrice di York sposa l'italiano Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi". D.it Repubblica (in Italian). 21 August 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. "Titles (foreign)" (PDF). gov.uk.
  5. Kretschmer, A. (4 October 2019). "Princess Beatrice revelation: Heartbreaking reason why Edo cannot take aristocratic title". UK Daily Express. Retrieved 15 October 2019. They (Italian titles) may still be used as a courtesy, but have no legal standing.
  6. The Raven Downside School 1969 Vol. LXI No. 247 p. 56.
  7. "Count Alex Mapelli Mozzi". Country Life. Vol. 163. TI Media. 1978. p. 507. of Mr David Burrows, of Pincents Farm, Theale, Berkshire, and of Mrs Susan Burrows, of 2 Walton Street, London, SW3, is to be married to Count Alex Mapelli Mozzi, only son of Count Gianpaulo Mapelli Mozzi, of Sottoriva, Ponte San Pietro....
  8. Young, Sarah (26 September 2019). "Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi: Who is Princess Beatrice's fiancé?". The Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. Libro d'Oro della Nobilita Italiana. 2000–2004. p. 44.
  10. Libro d’Oro della Nobilta Italiana. M-Z. 2000–2004. p. 44-45. Retrieved 1 October 2019. Mapelli (Mapelli-Mozzi)...(a) Natalia, n. a Londra 28 ag. 1981; (b) Co Edoardo, n. a Londra 19 nov. 1983;...
  11. "Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi: Who is Princess Beatrice's fiance?". BBC. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  12. Siddique, Haroon (31 July 2016). "Donors, aides and remainers dominate secret Cameron honours list". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  13. "Princess Beatrice engaged to property tycoon". BBC. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  14. Art de France, Issue 1. The University of California. 1961. Retrieved 29 September 2019. Ces décorations d'Ancy ellesmêmes sont proches de « la Vénus et les Amours » (collection Mapelli Mozzi, Ponte san Pietro°).
  15. Turner, J. (2000). Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean art. Grove's Dictionaries. ISBN 1884446043. Retrieved 1 October 2019. C. Mapelli Mozzi: El traje indigena en Alexico, 2 vols (Mexico City, 1964, 2/1968) C. ... The first collectors of Mexican art were the conquistadors themselves, led by Hernan Cortes, an....
  16. "South African Digest". Department of Information, South Africa. 1980: 4. Retrieved 29 September 2018. Count Alex Mapelli Mozzi (left), the curator of the 143 drinking glasses (photographed) with Mr Jimmy Krugar President of the Senate Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. "To the Point News in Depth". 9 (Issues 36-52). African International Publishing Company. 1980. Retrieved 1 October 2019. Count Alex Mapelli- Mozzi who is responsible for bringing the magnificent collection of antique glass drinking vessels, valued at millions of rands, to South Africa, would not disclose the insured value of the collection, as, with lifted eyebrows he said: "Lloyds of London would not..... Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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