Princess Ira von Fürstenberg has been gossip-column fodder ever since becoming a child bride in 1955. By the mid-’60s she was a glamorous fashion model and movie star too.1966. Princess Ira von Fürstenberg with Yves Saint Laurent and friends. Photo: Reporters Associés.Her celebrity credentials are impeccable. Her father, Prince Tassilo zu Fürstenberg, was a German aristocrat. Her mother, Clara Agnelli, was the elder sister of Fiat's chairman, Gianni Agnelli. A perfect blend of nobility and wealth. And lest anyone fail to notice her elevated social status, her parents christened their daughter Virginia Carolina Theresa Pancrazia Galdina Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg.Princess Ira von Fürstenberg – wedded to the jet setBut it is THAT WEDDING that shoots our Ira to notoriety. She is just 15 years old and, according to IMDb, she will later claim her parents threatened to disown her and send her to a convent if she refused her proposed husband.At 31, he is … [Read more...]