Donatella Flick
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Princess Donatella Flick (born Princess Donatella Missikoff) is a philanthropist, former wife of Gert Rudolph Flick of the wealthy German
industrialist Flick family
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She is the daughter of Prince George Missikoff of Ossetia
and an Italian mother, and the brother of Prince Oleg Missikoff. She is a philosophy graduate from the University of Rome and a former Olympic gymnast.
She married Gert Rudolph Flick (known as "Muck Flick"), the grandson of the industrialist Friedrich Flick, from whom she separated with a controversial and widely-publicized divorce case in 1997.
In 1990 she founded the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition
to help young orchestral conductors to establish an international career. She is also known for her other philanthropic work, especially for her support of medical charities.
In 2006 she was appointed "Commendatore" of the Italian Republic, 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."
Germany
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industrialist Flick family
Flick family
The Flick family is a wealthy German industrial and political dynasty, heir to an industrial empire that formerly embraced holding in companies involved in coal, steel and a minority holding in Daimler AG...
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She is the daughter of Prince George Missikoff of Ossetia
Ossetia
Ossetia Ossetic: Ир, Ирыстон Ir, Iryston; Russian: Осетия, Osetiya; Georgian: ოსეთი, Oset'i) is an ethnolinguistic region located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The Ossetian language is part of the Eastern Iranian branch of the Indo-European...
and an Italian mother, and the brother of Prince Oleg Missikoff. She is a philosophy graduate from the University of Rome and a former Olympic gymnast.
She married Gert Rudolph Flick (known as "Muck Flick"), the grandson of the industrialist Friedrich Flick, from whom she separated with a controversial and widely-publicized divorce case in 1997.
In 1990 she founded the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition
Donatella Flick Conducting Competition
The Donatella Flick Conducting Competition is an international music competition for young conductors, held biennially in London.-History:The Donatella Flick Conducting Competetition is named after the philanthropist Donatella Flick, who founded the competition in 1990 to help young conductors to...
to help young orchestral conductors to establish an international career. She is also known for her other philanthropic work, especially for her support of medical charities.
In 2006 she was appointed "Commendatore" of the Italian Republic, 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."